Bolton v Tranmere result

Full-time · Bolton 2–0 Tranmere

League One · Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:00 GMT · University of Bolton Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 2–0 Tranmere — Bolton won this League One match.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 2–0 Tranmere · League One
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium · Bolton
Referee: S. Oldham
Head-to-head (last 1): Bolton 0 · draws 0 · Tranmere 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 0W 1D 4L · Tranmere 1W 1D 3L

Bolton 2–0 Tranmere (League One): 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

1.13 / 1

Goals

against 2 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.5

Corners

against 7.5 / 3.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.75 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 5.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 2.25

Cards

against 1 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · S. Oldham

1.63 home / 1.13 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 January 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 January 2020. 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	Tranmere for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.25 for · 18.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 14.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 15.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: S. Oldham — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.5 fouls over 8 matches (1.63 to the home side, 1.13 to the away side).

Home 1.63Away 1.13

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 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
D. Politic n 8	48.3	2.6 5/5	1.2 3/1	—
L. Murphy n 8	84.9	2.3 8/7	1.7 7/4	—
L. Bridcutt n 8	72.6	2.3 7/3	2 6/3	—
J. Dodoo n 8	79.6	2.1 6/6	0.6 4/0	—
E. Hamilton n 8	68.8	2.1 6/3	1.3 5/3	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Politic n 8	48.3	3.3 5/3	0.7 2/1
E. Hamilton n 8	68.8	2.1 5/3	0.8 2/1
J. Dodoo n 8	79.6	1.8 8/4	0.6 4/0
Thibaud Verlinden n 8	52.1	1.7 6/2	0.2 1/0
D. Murphy n 8	86	1.6 7/5	0.7 4/1

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Murphy n 8	86	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Thibaud Verlinden n 8	52.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Dodoo n 8	79.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Darcy n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Brandon Fleming n 8	74.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Politic n 8	48.3	4.2 7/7
Brandon Fleming n 8	74.5	3.3 6/5
L. Murphy n 8	84.9	2.9 8/4
A. Chicksen n 8	77.9	2.9 7/5
Y. Zouma n 8	75.4	2.5 7/4

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Matthews n 8	90	2.5 5/3

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 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
P. Mullin n 8	20.8	3.8 5/1	2.7 3/1	—
Morgan Ferrier n 8	83.8	2.7 7/5	1.6 5/4	—
S. Payne n 8	70.9	2.2 6/5	1.7 7/4	—
N. Danns n 8	85.4	1.7 7/5	1.6 7/3	—
C. Jennings n 8	82.3	1.6 6/2	1.4 6/3	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 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. Hepburn-Murphy n 8	59.3	3 6/3	0.9 3/1
O. Banks n 8	60.3	2.8 7/4	1.1 5/1
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	59.8	2.4 6/2	0.9 2/1
C. Jennings n 8	82.3	2.3 7/4	1.2 5/2
P. Mullin n 8	20.8	2.2 4/0	0.5 1/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	59.8	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
P. Mullin n 8	20.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
O. Banks n 8	60.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Morgan Ferrier n 8	83.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Payne n 8	70.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Wilson n 6	86.5	2.3 5/4
L. Ridehalgh n 8	76	2.2 7/4
A. Woodyard n 8	90	2.1 8/5
K. Morris n 8	89.9	2.1 6/5
N. Danns n 8	85.4	1.8 6/4

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Chapman n 6	90	3.2 5/5
S. Davies n 8	82.8	2.3 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Matthews	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
J. Emmanuel	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
A. Nsiala	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.9
K. Bryan	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
Brandon Fleming	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.6
J. Lowe	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
L. Murphy	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
E. Hamilton	90	0	1	5	1	7	2	0	8.1
C. O'Grady	90	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	7.2
D. Murphy	90	0	0	7	0	1	2	0	7.2
D. Politic	89	1	0	5	2	3	4	0	7.8
R. Darcy sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Caprice	90	0	0	0	3	6.8
C. Woods	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Wilson	90	0	0	1	2	6.6
K. Morris	90	4	1	0	2	6.7
H. Gilmour	90	1	0	0	2	6.3
A. Woodyard	90	0	0	2	2	6.8
Morgan Ferrier	90	1	0	1	2	6.5
J. Vaughan	90	1	0	1	0	6.4
M. Feeney	89	0	0	0	2	7
C. Jennings	67	1	1	1	1	6.1
N. Danns	23	0	0	0	0	6.4
S. Nelson	1	0	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 Tranmere — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

TranmereDLWLL

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

Head-to-head last 1

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

2019-08-17 Tranmere 5–0 Bolton

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#23 pos14 pts34 pl-39 GD

Tranmere#21 pos32 pts34 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.79

Tranmere scored1.06

Bolton conceded1.94

Tranmere conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Tranmere?: In their last 1 meetings, Bolton won 0, Tranmere won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Tranmere?: Recent form — Bolton 0W 1D 4L; Tranmere 1W 1D 3L.

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