Bolton v Tranmere result

Full-time · Bolton 0–3 Tranmere

League Two · Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · University of Bolton Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 0–3 Tranmere — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Tranmere: Crawley Town v Tranmere, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 0–3 Tranmere · League Two
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium · Bolton
Referee: C. Breakspear
Head-to-head (last 2): Bolton 1 · draws 0 · Tranmere 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 3W 0D 2L · Tranmere 3W 0D 2L

Bolton 0–3 Tranmere (League Two): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 4.67

Corners

against 5.25 / 3.83 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 3.33

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

0.5 / 1.33

Cards

against 1 / 1.67 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 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	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	9.83 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.33 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 15.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14.17 for · 15.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	0.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: C. Breakspear.

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 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
B. Comley n 8	42.5	4.2 6/5	2.4 5/3	—
R. Darcy n 8	23.9	2.8 2/2	0 0/0	—
P. Kioso n 8	89.5	1.6 8/4	2.1 7/5	—
A. Sarcevic n 8	88.1	1.4 7/4	2.2 7/5	Jay Francis Spearing
R. Delaney n 8	85.5	1.4 7/3	0.9 5/2	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Doyle n 8	82.8	2.9 7/6	1.5 6/4
S. Miller n 8	21.6	2.1 3/1	1.6 2/1
A. Crawford n 8	78.1	1.6 6/4	0.1 1/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	88.1	1.4 7/2	0.6 4/1
A. Gnahoua n 8	47.9	1.2 5/0	0.5 2/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Doyle n 8	82.8	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
R. Greenidge n 3	57.7	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
G. Jones n 8	83.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
N. Delfouneso n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
L. Isgrove n 8	27.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Greenidge n 3	57.7	4.2 3/3
A. Sarcevic n 8	88.1	3.3 8/7
P. Kioso n 8	89.5	2.8 7/6
A. Tutte n 8	63.8	2.5 6/3
G. Thomason n 3	77.3	2.3 3/2

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Gilks n 8	90	3 6/5

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 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. Lewis n 8	56.9	3 7/4	3 6/5	—
J. Vaughan n 8	85.5	2.4 7/6	3.3 8/7	—
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	29	1.9 5/0	1.6 2/2	—
S. Smith n 8	56.5	1.8 4/3	1.4 6/1	—
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	90	1.6 7/6	1.1 4/3	A. Sarcevic

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vaughan n 8	85.5	2.4 7/7	0.8 4/2
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	29	1.9 3/2	0.4 1/0
K. Woolery n 8	28.1	1.6 4/0	0.8 2/0
Otis Khan n 8	50	1.3 6/0	1.1 5/0
P. Lewis n 8	56.9	1.2 6/0	0.6 3/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Morgan Ferrier n 8	38.1	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
K. Woolery n 8	28.1	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
J. Vaughan n 8	85.5	0.7 3/2	0 0/0
Otis Khan n 8	50	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
L. Feeney n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. MacDonald n 8	84.4	2.5 8/5
P. Lewis n 8	56.9	2 6/4
K. Woolery n 8	28.1	2 3/2
K. Morris n 8	80.5	1.5 7/4
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	90	1.4 5/4

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Davies n 8	90	2.1 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Tranmere
53%	Possession	47%
16	Shots	12
3	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	6
6	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	4
0	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	13
2	Saves	3
463	Passes	416
79%	Pass accuracy	77%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Gilks	90	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Baptiste	90	0	0	2	5	6.3
Ricardo	90	1	0	0	1	7
R. Delaney	90	0	0	0	5	6.9
G. Jones	90	1	0	2	1	7.3
A. Sarcevic	90	0	0	1	1	6.3
G. Thomason	90	0	0	1	3	7.2
L. Isgrove	90	0	0	3	2	6.9
E. Doyle	90	3	1	2	1	6.9
N. Delfouneso	90	2	1	1	1	6.9
H. Brockbank	63	2	0	0	3	6.9
A. Crawford sub	27	1	1	2	0	7

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
C. MacDonald	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
S. Nelson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
P. Clarke	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.9
L. Ridehalgh	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.7
J. Young	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.7
K. Morris	89	1	0	2	1	0	2	7.3
L. Feeney	89	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
J. Vaughan	89	1	0	3	1	1	1	7.3
C. Blackett-Taylor	67	0	0	3	2	1	0	6.9
Jay Francis Spearing	57	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
O. Banks sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Morgan Ferrier sub	23	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.5
L. O'Connor sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
K. Woolery sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick sub	1	0	0	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

BoltonWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

TranmereWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Bolton 1 · 0 draws · Tranmere 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2020-02-01 Bolton 2–0 Tranmere
2019-08-17 Tranmere 5–0 Bolton

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#3 pos79 pts46 pl+9 GD

Tranmere#7 pos73 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.28

Tranmere scored1.2

Bolton conceded1.09

Tranmere conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Tranmere?: In their last 2 meetings, Bolton won 1, Tranmere won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Tranmere?: Recent form — Bolton 3W 0D 2L; Tranmere 3W 0D 2L.

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