Bolton v Walsall result

Full-time · Bolton 2–1 Walsall

League Two · Sat, 20 Mar 2021 15:00 GMT · University of Bolton Stadium

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

Bolton 2–1 Walsall — Bolton won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bolton beat Walsall 2–1 at University of Bolton Stadium in League Two on Saturday 20 March. Bolton are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions. Walsall are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bolton came from behind: Walsall led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Walsall: S. Perry (28’); Bolton: K. Lee (67’) and E. Doyle (80’ pen). H. White (73’) was sent off.

Discipline

S. Stockbridge showed three yellow cards and one red — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bolton: Declan John (86’); Walsall: J. Clarke (45’) and Cameron Norman (90’).

What it changes

Bolton have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Perry (Walsall) 8.4, K. Lee (Bolton) 7.4 and Oladapo Afolayan (Bolton) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Bolton next host Middlesbrough on 23 October 2026.

Walsall next host Oldham on 20 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

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

Bolton 2–1 Walsall (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

1.63 / 0.5

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.4 / 3.5

Corners

against 4.6 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.6 / 1.75

Shots on target

against 2.4 / 4.75 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.8 / 1.25 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.4 yellows

Referee · S. Stockbridge

1.4 home / 2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 March 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 March 2021. 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	Walsall for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	8.6 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	6.25 for · 12.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	1.75 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.8 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: S. Stockbridge — 3.4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.8 fouls over 5 matches (1.4 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 2

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. 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. Williams n 8	90	1.8 6/4	1.5 6/4	—
O. Afolayan n 8	73.1	1.7 6/5	4.3 8/6	—
M. Maddison n 8	34.6	1.6 4/1	1.6 4/1	—
G. Thomason n 8	60.4	1.5 5/2	0.9 4/1	—
K. Lee n 8	85.6	1.4 7/3	0.8 4/2	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Maddison n 8	34.6	3.2 6/3	0.6 2/0
S. Miller n 8	10.9	3.1 3/0	2.1 2/0
E. Doyle n 8	81.4	2.1 7/5	1 6/1
O. Afolayan n 8	73.1	2 7/4	1.1 5/1
Z. Elbouzedi n 8	24.9	1.4 3/0	0.5 1/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Miller n 8	10.9	2.1 2/0	0 0/0
A. Gnahoua n 8	16.6	0.7 1/0	1.4 2/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	60.5	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
E. Doyle n 8	81.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
G. Jones n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Thomason n 8	60.4	3 6/4
M. Williams n 8	90	2.9 8/5
K. Lee n 8	85.6	2.9 8/7
A. Gnahoua n 8	16.6	2.7 4/0
L. Isgrove n 8	63.3	2.3 7/4

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Gilks n 8	90	1.9 3/2

Walsall

Walsall — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. 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
J. Gordon n 8	72.8	4.3 8/6	2.3 7/5	—
D. Osei Yaw n 8	20.8	4.3 5/2	0.5 1/0	—
C. Cockerill-Mollett n 8	45.6	2.5 5/3	1.5 5/1	—
S. Sinclair n 8	48.4	2.1 4/3	1.2 3/2	—
F. Vincent n 8	45.4	2 5/2	1.2 3/2	—

Walsall — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Reid n 8	33.8	2 5/1	0.3 1/0
J. Gordon n 8	72.8	1.1 4/1	0.2 1/0
C. Lavery n 8	76	0.9 6/0	0.3 2/0
E. Osadebe n 8	52.4	0.9 2/1	0.6 2/1
T. Wright n 7	66.3	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0

Walsall — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Wright n 7	66.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
C. Lavery n 8	76	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Gordon n 8	72.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Norman n 8	67.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
E. Osadebe n 8	52.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Walsall — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Kinsella n 8	85.8	3 8/6
F. Vincent n 8	45.4	3 7/4
S. Perry n 4	59.3	2.7 3/2
A. Bates n 8	53.3	2.5 5/3
D. Osei Yaw n 8	20.8	2.2 2/1

Walsall — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	3.2 7/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Walsall
68%	Possession	32%
13	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	3
7	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
17	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	2
536	Passes	234
82%	Pass accuracy	56%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Gilks	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
G. Jones	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
Ricardo	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
A. Baptiste	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. John	90	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
M. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
K. Lee	90	1	2	1	2	0	0	7.7
N. Delfouneso	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Doyle	89	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
L. Isgrove	85	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
O. Afolayan	84	0	3	1	1	3	0	7.3
A. Gnahoua sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Z. Elbouzedi sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Thomason sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
S. Miller sub	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	–

Walsall player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
C. Norman	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
L. Kinsella	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
S. Perry	90	1	1	1	0	6	0	7.5
M. Melbourne	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Sadler	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Lavery	88	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.9
E. Osadebe	88	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
J. Gordon	77	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. White	73	0	0	0	0	2	R	6.3
C. Cockerill-Mollett sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. McDonald sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Bates sub	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Osei Yaw sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 Bolton v Walsall — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

WalsallLDLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

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

2020-12-12 Walsall 2–1 Bolton
2019-01-05 Bolton 5–2 Walsall

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#3 pos79 pts46 pl+9 GD

Walsall#19 pos53 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.28

Walsall scored0.98

Bolton conceded1.09

Walsall conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Walsall?: In their last 2 meetings, Bolton won 1, Walsall won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Walsall?: Recent form — Bolton 4W 1D 0L; Walsall 0W 2D 3L.

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