Aston Villa v Bolton result

Full-time · Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton

Championship · Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:45 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton — Aston Villa won this Championship match.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton · Championship
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Aston Villa 1 · draws 0 · Bolton 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L · Bolton 0W 1D 4L

Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.4 / 3.71

Corners

against 6.6 / 5.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4 / 2.14

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.2 / 2

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.86 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.11 yellows

Referee · Oliver Langford, England

1.78 home / 2.33 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Bolton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.4 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.71 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 15.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.14 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.14 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.2 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13.29 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Oliver Langford, England — 4.11 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 21.78 fouls over 9 matches (1.78 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.78Away 2.33

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Yannick Bolasie n 8	18.8	4.2 6/1	0.6 1/0	—
A. El Ghazi n 4	48	2.8 4/2	1.4 2/1	—
B. Bjarnason n 8	70.3	2.2 7/5	1.1 5/2	—
J. McGinn n 8	87.4	2.1 8/4	2.3 7/5	—
M. Jedinak n 8	88.4	1.7 6/4	0.8 3/2	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hourihane n 8	62	3.3 7/4	0.9 4/1
Yannick Bolasie n 8	18.8	3 4/1	2.4 3/1
J. Grealish n 8	89.1	2.9 8/5	0.6 4/1
T. Abraham n 8	80.8	2.5 7/5	1.1 5/2
A. Adomah n 8	45.8	2.5 5/5	1 3/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Yannick Bolasie n 8	18.8	1.2 2/0	0 0/0
C. Hourihane n 8	62	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
T. Abraham n 8	80.8	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
A. El Ghazi n 4	48	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	78.6	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. McGinn n 8	87.4	1.7 5/3
A. Adomah n 8	45.8	1.7 4/2
B. Bjarnason n 8	70.3	1.6 5/3
C. Hourihane n 8	62	1.5 5/3
M. Jedinak n 8	88.4	1.3 6/3

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ø. Nyland n 8	90	3.4 7/6

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	33.4	3 4/1	2.7 3/2	—
J. Magennis n 8	75.6	2.4 8/5	1.6 5/2	—
C. Doidge n 7	37.7	2.4 4/2	1.7 4/1	—
G. O'Neil n 8	57.4	1.8 6/3	1 3/1	—
J. Lowe n 8	83.6	1.7 6/5	0.7 4/1	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Wildschut n 8	34.3	3 7/2	0.3 1/0
J. Magennis n 8	75.6	1.9 6/4	0.6 3/1
C. Doidge n 7	37.7	1.7 3/1	0.7 1/1
E. Öztümer n 8	55.6	1.6 4/1	0.2 1/0
C. Noone n 8	71.6	1.4 7/1	0.5 3/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Dyer n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
W. Buckley n 8	55.1	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
C. Doidge n 7	37.7	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	33.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
C. Noone n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Olkowski n 8	88.9	1.9 7/3
M. Wilson n 8	75	1.8 7/3
C. Noone n 8	71.6	1.7 7/2
G. O'Neil n 8	57.4	1.6 5/2
M. Beevers n 8	90	1.5 8/3

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Matthews n 3	90	2.7 2/1
B. Alnwick n 8	90	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Bolton
59%	Possession	41%
17	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	3
10	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	10
2	Corners	8
7	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	16
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
507	Passes	330
85%	Pass accuracy	73%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ø. Nyland	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
A. Hutton	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
A. Tuanzebe	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Chester	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	8.9
N. Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	7.5
J. McGinn	90	0	0	3	0	2	1	7.2
C. Hourihane	90	0	0	2	0	2	2	7.3
J. Kodjia	90	0	0	3	0	2	0	6.2
J. Grealish	89	1	1	4	2	3	2	9.1
T. Abraham	81	0	1	0	0	2	1	6.9
A. Adomah	73	0	0	3	0	0	2	6.5
Yannick Bolasie sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Hogan sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
G. Whelan sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
P. Olkowski	90	0	0	1	2	Y	6.4
D. Wheater	90	1	0	1	2	Y	6.4
J. Hobbs	90	1	1	1	3	0	6.6
A. Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Williams	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Lowe	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
C. Noone	90	3	1	1	2	Y	6.7
E. Öztümer	78	1	1	2	0	0	6.8
Clayton Andrew Donaldson	70	2	0	1	1	0	6.7
W. Buckley	68	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Dyer	22	1	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Magennis	20	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Doidge	12	0	0	1	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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Recent form

Aston VillaDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BoltonLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Aston Villa 1 · 0 draws · Bolton 1 · 1 goals/game

2018-03-17 Bolton 1–0 Aston Villa
2017-09-30 Aston Villa 1–0 Bolton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#5 pos76 pts46 pl+21 GD

Bolton#23 pos32 pts46 pl-49 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.78

Bolton scored0.63

Aston Villa conceded1.33

Bolton conceded1.7

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Bolton?: In their last 2 meetings, Aston Villa won 1, Bolton won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Bolton?: Recent form — Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L; Bolton 0W 1D 4L.

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