Bolton v Gillingham prediction

League One · Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:00 BST · University of Bolton Stadium

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The match

Bolton host Gillingham in League One on Tuesday 14 April (kick-off 20:00 UK).

The key numbers

Bolton have scored 27 goals, the fewest of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Bolton are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Gillingham are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Six of Bolton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in eight of Bolton’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Bolton have one win, three draws and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 0.86 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.29. Bolton have conceded 66 goals, the second-most of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Five of Gillingham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (33%). Both teams scored in seven of Gillingham’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Gillingham have two wins, six draws and no defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.50 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 0.75. Gillingham have scored 42 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Gillingham have conceded 34 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 23 clubs.

Bolton (23rd) and Gillingham (10th) are 37 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Bolton the stronger side, 315 rating points above Gillingham (Bolton 1675, Gillingham 1360, after at least 219 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 31 August 2019, finished Gillingham 5–0 Bolton.

Team news

Predicted Bolton XI (4-4-1-1): G. Bazunu, G. Larrazabal, E. Toal, M. Conway, L. Brunt, J. Sheehan, T. Gale, E. Erhahon, A. Ito, X. Simons, S. Dalby — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Brandon Fleming (4.0 per match over 10 appearances, one assist) and K. Bryan (3.7 per match over six appearances, one goal) have been Bolton’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Bolton (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Brandon Fleming averages 3.1 tackles per 90 over 1238 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. K. Bryan averages 2.4 tackles per 90 over 605 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last seven appearances.

Predicted Gillingham XI (4-3-1-2): O. Wright, O. Beckles, A. Smith, L. Dobbs, J. Daley, N. Freeman, J. Brophy, R. McKenzie, C. McManus, R. Hale, H. Waldock — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jack Bonham (2.5 per match over 35 appearances) and O. Lee (2.4 per match over 28 appearances, four goals and four assists) have been Gillingham’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Gillingham (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Jack Bonham averages 2.5 saves per 90 over 3150 minutes, with two or more saves in seven of the last 10 appearances. O. Lee averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 2017 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:00 BST · League One · University of Bolton Stadium
Head-to-head (last 1): Bolton 0 · draws 0 · Gillingham 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 0W 3D 2L · Gillingham 2W 2D 1L

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Key Stats

0.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 6.29

Corners

against 6.5 / 4 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 4 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.25 / 1.57

Cards

against 1 / 3.29 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Gillingham for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.71 for · 10.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14.14 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton Goalkeeper

Bolton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Matthews	32	902880 min	1093.4 /90	642 /90	00 /90
M. Alexander	1	9090 min	77 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Matthews n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Bolton Defensive

Bolton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Emmanuel	26	822137 min	371.6 /90	210.9 /90	100.4 /90	not recorded in League One	241 /90	30.1 /90
Y. Zouma	15	781175 min	251.9 /90	161.2 /90	110.8 /90	not recorded in League One	161.2 /90	20.2 /90
A. Chicksen	14	891245 min	342.5 /90	231.7 /90	70.5 /90	not recorded in League One	90.7 /90	10.1 /90
A. Nsiala	12	881054 min	211.8 /90	292.5 /90	181.5 /90	not recorded in League One	100.9 /90	30.3 /90
J. Wright	11	89977 min	151.4 /90	121.1 /90	171.6 /90	not recorded in League One	40.4 /90	20.2 /90
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Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. 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
R. Matthews n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
J. Lowe n 8	84.8	0.4 2/1	0.5 4/0	—
L. Murphy n 8	89.9	1.3 5/3	0.8 4/2	—
J. Emmanuel n 8	64.6	1.2 4/3	2.1 6/5	—
D. Murphy n 8	82.6	1 4/3	0 0/0	—
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Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lowe n 8	84.8	1.2 6/2
L. Murphy n 8	89.9	1.9 6/4
J. Emmanuel n 8	64.6	3.3 7/6
D. Murphy n 8	82.6	0.8 5/1
J. Dodoo n 8	71.3	0.8 5/0
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Bolton Attacking

Bolton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Murphy	23	861979 min	80.4 /90	20.1 /90	612.8 /90	211 /90	251.1 /90	90.4 /90
R. Darcy	18	701257 min	10.1 /90	20.1 /90	130.9 /90	40.3 /90	231.6 /90	161.1 /90
C. O'Grady	15	59888 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	131.3 /90	40.4 /90	90.9 /90	70.7 /90
E. Brown	4	90358 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
W. Buckley	3	71212 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	41.7 /90	10.4 /90
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Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Matthews n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Lowe n 8	84.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Murphy n 8	89.9	0.9 4/2	0 0/0
J. Emmanuel n 8	64.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	82.6	2.7 8/6	0.5 4/0
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Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Matthews n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Lowe n 8	84.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Murphy n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Emmanuel n 8	64.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	82.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Gillingham

Gillingham Goalkeeper

Gillingham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Bonham	35	903150 min	862.5 /90	361 /90	30.1 /90

Gillingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bonham n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Gillingham Defensive

Gillingham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Ehmer	35	903150 min	300.9 /90	541.5 /90	220.6 /90	not recorded in League One	471.3 /90	50.1 /90
C. Ogilvie	33	902970 min	351.1 /90	321 /90	130.4 /90	not recorded in League One	371.1 /90	30.1 /90
B. Fuller	29	892581 min	401.4 /90	361.3 /90	120.4 /90	not recorded in League One	421.5 /90	80.3 /90
J. Tucker	27	862320 min	401.6 /90	401.6 /90	110.4 /90	not recorded in League One	210.8 /90	30.1 /90
L. Hodson	5	80401 min	81.8 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	not recorded in League One	40.9 /90	00 /90
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Gillingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. 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
M. Ehmer n 8	90	1.5 7/3	1 4/3	—
J. Bonham n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
C. Ogilvie n 8	90	1.1 4/3	2.6 7/6	—
B. Hanlan n 8	90	1.6 7/4	2.8 8/7	—
A. Jones n 8	86.5	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0	—
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Gillingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0.9 4/2
C. Ogilvie n 8	90	0.6 4/1
B. Hanlan n 8	90	0.6 3/1
A. Jones n 8	86.5	1.3 7/3
B. Fuller n 8	90	0.9 6/1
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Gillingham Attacking

Gillingham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Hanlan	32	872773 min	40.1 /90	20.1 /90	722.3 /90	230.7 /90	190.6 /90	461.5 /90
A. Jakubiak	18	611094 min	60.5 /90	10.1 /90	262.1 /90	90.7 /90	90.7 /90	262.1 /90
M. Mandron	16	671076 min	50.4 /90	20.2 /90	322.7 /90	141.2 /90	171.4 /90	40.3 /90
J. Roberts	9	81728 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	232.8 /90	50.6 /90	81 /90	60.7 /90
M. Ndjoli	9	62561 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	193 /90	71.1 /90	50.8 /90	101.6 /90
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Gillingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Bonham n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Ogilvie n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.1 1/0
B. Hanlan n 8	90	2.4 7/5	0.9 6/1
A. Jones n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Gillingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Bonham n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Ogilvie n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Hanlan n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Jones n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

BoltonLLDDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

GillinghamWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Bolton 0 · 0 draws · Gillingham 1 · 5 goals/game

2019-08-31 Gillingham 5–0 Bolton

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#23 pos14 pts34 pl-39 GD

Gillingham#10 pos51 pts35 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.79

Gillingham scored1.2

Bolton conceded1.94

Gillingham conceded0.97

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Gillingham?: In their last 1 meetings, Bolton won 0, Gillingham won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
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