Bolton v Cardiff result

Full-time · Bolton 2–0 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 2–0 Cardiff — Bolton won this Championship match.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 2–0 Cardiff · Championship
Referee: Darren Bond, England
Recent form: Bolton 1W 1D 3L · Cardiff 4W 1D 0L

Bolton 2–0 Cardiff (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.88

Goals

against 2 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 3.75

Corners

against 5.43 / 8.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 4.86 / 3.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.43 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.86 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.75 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.29 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.75 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. 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
A. Le Fondre n 8	22.8	3 3/1	1 2/0	—
G. Madine n 8	89.6	1.9 8/4	2.4 7/6	O. Bogle
K. Henry n 8	89.1	1.9 7/5	0.5 4/0	—
D. Pratley n 8	83.4	1.9 7/5	1.6 7/2	—
W. Buckley n 8	40.9	1.9 5/2	4.4 6/3	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Noone n 8	13.8	6.5 6/2	0.8 1/0
S. Ameobi n 8	85.5	2.9 7/7	0.5 3/1
A. Armstrong n 8	63.4	2.8 6/5	0.9 3/2
A. Le Fondre n 8	22.8	2.5 5/0	1 2/0
A. Wilbraham n 8	18.9	2.4 3/1	0.6 1/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Madine n 8	89.6	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0
W. Buckley n 8	40.9	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
D. Pratley n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Vela n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
M. Little n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Robinson n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Wheater n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Little n 8	89.8	0 0/0
G. Madine n 8	89.6	0 0/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 8	90	2.9 7/5

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. 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
G. Halford n 4	4.3	5.3 1/0	0 0/0	—
O. Bogle n 8	39.6	3.1 6/3	1.7 5/1	G. Madine
L. Tomlin n 8	32	1.8 5/0	1.1 2/1	—
C. Bryson n 8	77.9	1.7 7/3	1.3 6/3	—
D. Ward n 8	60.8	1.7 5/3	1.9 5/3	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Tomlin n 8	32	4.6 7/3	2.8 5/2
D. Ward n 8	60.8	2.8 7/6	1.1 5/1
O. Bogle n 8	39.6	2.8 4/3	2 4/2
J. Hoilett n 8	88.3	2.2 8/6	0.8 5/1
C. Paterson n 8	60.5	1.9 5/4	0.4 2/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Bogle n 8	39.6	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
C. Paterson n 8	60.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
D. Ward n 8	60.8	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
J. Hoilett n 8	88.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
L. Tomlin n 8	32	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Ecuele Manga n 8	90	0 0/0
S. Bamba n 8	88.6	0 0/0
J. Hoilett n 8	88.3	0 0/0
J. Bennett n 8	83.4	0 0/0

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90	2.6 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Cardiff
49%	Possession	51%
9	Shots	7
2	Shots on target	0
4	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	6
2	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
248	Passes	255
52%	Pass accuracy	53%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
M. Little	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.7
D. Wheater	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.4
M. Beevers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Pratley	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.1
K. Henry	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.7
S. Ameobi	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.4
J. Vela	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
G. Madine	89	1	1	2	1	2	Y	7.9
W. Buckley	60	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
C. Noone sub	30	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
A. Wilbraham sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	6.2
L. Peltier	90	0	1	Y	6.9
B. Ecuele Manga	90	0	0	Y	6.8
S. Bamba	90	0	0	0	6.6
J. Bennett	90	0	0	0	6.7
G. Halford	90	1	0	Y	7.1
N. Mendez-Laing	90	1	1	0	6.5
J. Ralls	90	1	1	0	6.2
J. Hoilett	90	2	2	0	6.2
L. Damour	78	1	1	Y	6
O. Bogle	66	1	0	0	6.7
K. Zohorè	24	0	0	0	6.3
L. Tomlin	11	0	0	0	6.3
L. Feeney	1	0	0	0	–

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

The numbers behind Bolton v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

CardiffWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#19 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Cardiff#4 pos58 pts31 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.9

Cardiff scored1.52

Bolton conceded1.58

Cardiff conceded0.87

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