Bristol City v Bolton result

Full-time · Bristol City 2–0 Bolton

Championship · Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:45 BST · Ashton Gate

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

Bristol City 2–0 Bolton — Bristol City won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bristol City beat Bolton 2–0 at Ashton Gate in the Championship on Tuesday 26 September. Bristol City are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Bolton have lost their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bristol City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bristol City: F. Diédhiou (39’, assisted by J. Paterson) and Aden Flint (77’, assisted by Marlon Pack). Filipe Morais (45’) was sent off.

Discipline

Tony Harrington, England showed six yellow cards and one red — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bristol City: Marlon Pack (6’) and Aden Flint (61’); Bolton: Filipe Morais (25’), Filipe Morais (45’), D. Pratley (76’) and A. Wilbraham (84’).

What it changes

Bristol City have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Bolton have failed to score in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Marlon Pack (Bristol City) 5.3, F. Diédhiou (Bristol City) 5.3 and J. Paterson (Bristol City) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Bristol City next travel to Stoke City on 24 October 2026.

Bolton next host Middlesbrough on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bristol City 2–0 Bolton · Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate · Bristol
Referee: Tony Harrington, England
Recent form: Bristol City 3W 2D 0L · Bolton 0W 0D 5L

Bristol City 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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 0.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 3.33

Corners

against 6.5 / 3.67 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6.5 / 2

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 5.33 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.75 / 2

Cards

against 2.5 / 1 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 September 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 September 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	Bristol City for / against	Line	Bolton for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 15.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	7.67 for · 16.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 16 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15.33 for · 10.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	0.75 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: Tony Harrington, England.

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 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
C. Woodrow n 3	33.7	3.6 2/2	0.9 1/0	—
M. Pack n 8	54.3	2.7 6/3	0.8 2/1	—
J. Leko n 4	49.3	2.7 3/1	3.2 4/2	—
G. O'Neil n 3	45.7	2.6 3/1	1.3 1/1	—
J. Hegeler n 4	80.5	2 4/3	0.8 3/0	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 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. Woodrow n 3	33.7	5.3 2/1	1.8 1/1
M. Taylor n 4	36.5	3.1 2/1	0.6 1/0
J. Paterson n 8	75.5	2.4 7/4	0.9 4/2
B. De Cordova-Reid n 8	72.9	2.2 7/3	0.8 4/1
F. Diédhiou n 8	64	2.1 5/4	1.1 4/2

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Woodrow n 3	33.7	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
F. Diédhiou n 8	64	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
G. O'Neil n 3	45.7	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
J. Paterson n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Taylor n 4	36.5	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Baker n 7	90	0 0/0
B. Wright n 8	90	0 0/0
Z. Vyner n 3	90	0 0/0
E. Pisano n 5	90	0 0/0
H. Magnússon n 3	90	0 0/0

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Fielding n 8	90	3 5/4

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 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
W. Buckley n 4	30.8	3.7 4/1	2.9 4/0	—
D. Pratley n 6	87.5	3.1 6/5	1.9 5/3	—
A. Le Fondre n 8	33.1	3.1 5/2	1 3/0	—
G. Madine n 8	86.8	2.3 7/6	1.4 7/4	—
J. Karacan n 8	76.1	1.5 7/1	2.5 7/5	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Madine n 8	86.8	3.2 7/7	1.6 7/3
C. Noone n 4	69.5	3.2 4/2	0.3 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	48	2.3 5/4	0.2 1/0
A. Wilbraham n 7	22	1.8 2/1	0.6 1/0
A. Le Fondre n 8	33.1	1.7 5/0	0.3 1/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Wilbraham n 7	22	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
G. Madine n 8	86.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Alnwick n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Howard n 6	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0
A. Taylor n 6	88.5	0 0/0
D. Pratley n 6	87.5	0 0/0
G. Madine n 8	86.8	0 0/0
Filipe Morais n 8	84.6	0 0/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 4	90	3.5 4/2
M. Howard n 6	90	1.8 2/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol City		Bolton
68%	Possession	32%
20	Shots	5
8	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	1
11	Shots inside the box	3
9	Corners	1
6	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	21
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	6
620	Passes	285
85%	Pass accuracy	65%

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
F. Fielding	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
B. Wright	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.8
A. Flint	90	1	0	2	1	1	Y	8.2
N. Baker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Bryan	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.4
C. O'Dowda	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	7.2
M. Pack	90	0	1	5	0	2	Y	7.5
K. Smith	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	7.5
B. De Cordova-Reid	80	0	0	2	1	2	0	7.5
F. Diédhiou	80	1	0	1	1	1	0	6.9
J. Paterson	67	0	1	4	3	2	0	7.6
N. Eliasson sub	23	0	0	1	1	0	0	7
C. Woodrow sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Taylor sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
M. Howard	90	0	0	0	0	7.4
M. Little	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Wheater	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Beevers	90	0	0	0	0	6.8
A. Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	6.4
D. Pratley	90	1	0	0	Y	6.9
K. Henry	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Madine	82	2	2	1	0	7.2
Jeff King	77	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Noone	55	0	0	0	0	6.2
Filipe Morais	45	0	0	0	RY	5.7
S. Ameobi	35	1	0	1	0	6.4
A. Le Fondre	13	1	1	0	0	6.6
A. Wilbraham	8	0	0	0	Y	6.6

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

Recent form

Bristol CityWDWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BoltonLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol City#6 pos52 pts31 pl+9 GD

Bolton#19 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Bristol City scored1.45

Bolton scored0.9

Bristol City conceded1.16

Bolton conceded1.58

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