EFL Championship · Matchday 7
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:30:00 UTCToughsheet Community StadiumMatchday 7
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Bolton Wanderers 37%Draw 28%Cardiff City 35%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Bolton WanderersCardiff City
41Possession59
7Shots17
5Shots on target10
1Shots off target2
1Blocked shots5
3Shots inside box13
4Shots outside box4
2Corners10
3Offsides7
16Fouls13
5Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
10Saves4
337Passes480
247Accurate passes398
Match events
- 31′Ben Davies
- 32′Kyliane Dong
- 37′Samuel Iling-Junior
- 42′Joel Colwill
- 45′Sam Dalby → Theo Bair
- 45′Samuel Iling-Junior → Thierry Gale
- 54′Perry Tian-Hee
- 59′Joel Colwill ← David Turnbull
- 64′Rúben Rodrigues → Atsuki Ito
- 74′Chris Willock ← Cian Ashford
- 75′Yousef Salech ← Callum Robinson
- 75′Kyliane Dong → Jayden Nelson
- 78′Jayden Nelson
- 83′Ethan Erhahon → Ryan Hardie
- 90′Thierry Gale (assist Theo Bair)
- 90′Thierry Gale
- 90′Joel Bagan ← Calum Scanlon
- 90′Alex Robertson ← Ronan Kpakio
Bolton Wanderers · Cardiff City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bolton Wanderers86.8Sheehan
66.9Davies
226.8Larrazabal
216.8↓83'Erhahon
317.3Bazunu
76.5↓75'Dong
166.5↓45'Iling-Junior
106.8↓45'Dalby
187.2Toal
206.8↓64'Rodrigues
257.2Conway
Cardiff City56.3Bielik
166.3↓74'Willock
36.3↓90'Bagan
386.0Tian-Hee
46.3Osho
186.3↓90'Robertson
116.3Tanner
16.3Trott
96.3↓75'Salech
86.3Moylan
276.0↓59'Colwill
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bolton Wanderers
- 8Josh Sheehan6.8
- 6Ben Davies6.9
- 22Gaizka Larrazabal6.8
- 21Ethan Erhahon6.8
- 31Gavin Bazunu7.3
- 7Kyliane Dong6.5
- 16Samuel Iling-Junior6.5
- 10Sam Dalby6.8
- 18Eoin Toal7.2
- 20Rúben Rodrigues6.8
- 25Max Conway7.2
Cardiff City
- 5Krystian Bielik6.3
- 16Chris Willock6.3
- 3Joel Bagan6.3
- 38Perry Tian-Hee6.0
- 4Gabriel Osho6.3
- 18Alex Robertson6.3
- 11Ollie Tanner6.3
- 1Nathan Trott6.3
- 9Yousef Salech6.3
- 8Jack Moylan6.3
- 27Joel Colwill6.0
Bolton WanderersTale of the tapeCardiff City
3-2-5Formation3-4-3
14 ptsTable11 pts
-3Goal difference+1
LLLLDFormDLLDD
37%Win chance35%
Head to head
First meeting
Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Bolton Wanderers
LLLLD- vsWest Ham United2-3
- @Millwall0-4
- @Sheffield United2-3
- vsLincoln City0-1
- @Queens Park Rangers0-0
Cardiff City
DLLDD- vsStoke City1-1
- @Portsmouth0-2
- @Queens Park Rangers1-2
- vsSheffield United2-2
- @Derby County2-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 |
