Bolton vs Preston
BoltonSeason so far: 4 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses
Bolton 2, Preston 1Half-time 2-0
PrestonSeason so far: 1 win, 1 draw, 9 losses
- Kick-off
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Gameweek 1
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg, England
Team stats
How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.
- Possession: Bolton 55%, Preston 45%
Top stats
- Expected goals (xG): Bolton 1.1, Preston 1.12
- Shots on target: Bolton 6, Preston 3
- Shots: Bolton 15, Preston 10
- Saves: Bolton 2, Preston 3
- Goals prevented by the keeper: Bolton -0.03, Preston -0.03
Attack
- Shots inside the box: Bolton 7, Preston 9
- Shots outside the box: Bolton 8, Preston 1
- Shots off target: Bolton 9, Preston 4
- Shots blocked: Bolton 1, Preston 3
- Corners: Bolton 5, Preston 2
- Offsides: Bolton 3, Preston 7
Discipline
- Fouls: Bolton 12, Preston 11
- Yellow cards: Bolton 2, Preston 3
Passing
- Passes: Bolton 402, Preston 330
- Accurate passes: Bolton 311, Preston 233
- Pass accuracy: Bolton 77%, Preston 71%
Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.
Player ratings
Every player who featured, best rated first. The rating is a score out of 10 from our soccer data provider, based on everything the player did in the match.
Bolton
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Gale | 8.2 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Dalby | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bonham | 7.3 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| E. Erhahon | 7.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Forino-Joseph | 7.2 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| J. SheehanCaptain | 7.2 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Conway | 7.2 | 82 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Famewo | 6.6 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaizka Larrazabal | 6.5 | 75 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Hardie | 6.5 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Iling-Junior | 6.5 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Stephenson | 6.3 | 85 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| J. McAtee | 6.3 | 75 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Brunt | 6.3 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| K. Dong | 6.3 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| E. Toal | 6.2 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| C. Christie | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| B. Davies | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| D. Harrington | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| D. Watson | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Preston
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Lindsay | 7.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| O. Offiah | 7.2 | 26 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Vukčević | 7.2 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| J. Erabi | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Leroy | 6.9 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. McCannCaptain | 6.6 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Hughes | 6.6 | 79 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thompson | 6.6 | 63 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Small | 6.6 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| D. Iversen | 6.5 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| M. Osmajić | 6.5 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lang | 6.5 | 64 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Burgzorg | 6.3 | 79 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Devine | 6.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Storey | 6.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pol Valentín | 5.3 | 64 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Gryba | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moran | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Nicholls | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Nolan | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean
- MIN
- Minutes played
- G
- Goals
- A
- Assists
- SOT
- Shots on target
- KP
- Key passes, passes that set up a shot
- TKL
- Tackles
- YC
- Yellow cards
- RC
- Red cards
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- Recorded matches
- 1
- Goals
- 3
- Average attendance
- Unknown
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Bolton · Preston
- ClubsBolton1 record
- ClubsPreston1 record
- Competitions · 2026-27Championship1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Devine1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Famewo1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Hughes1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. McCann1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Moran1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Vukčević1 record
- Players · 2026-27B. Davies1 record
- Players · 2026-27C. Christie1 record
- Players · 2026-27C. Forino-Joseph1 record
- Players · 2026-27C. Lang1 record
- Players · 2026-27D. Burgzorg1 record
- Players · 2026-27D. Harrington1 record
- Players · 2026-27D. Iversen1 record
- Players · 2026-27D. Watson1 record
- Players · 2026-27Ed Nolan1 record
- Players · 2026-27E. Erhahon1 record
- Players · 2026-27E. Toal1 record
- Players · 2026-27Gaizka Larrazabal1 record
- Players · 2026-27G. Gryba1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. Bonham1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. Erabi1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. McAtee1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. Sheehan1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. Storey1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. Thompson1 record
- Players · 2026-27K. Dong1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Brunt1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Leroy1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Lindsay1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Nicholls1 record
- Players · 2026-27Luca Stephenson1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Conway1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Osmajić1 record
- Players · 2026-27O. Offiah1 record
- Players · 2026-27Pol Valentín1 record
- Players · 2026-27R. Hardie1 record
- Players · 2026-27S. Dalby1 record
Season trends
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Records
- Match · 2026-27 · Aug 15, 2026Bolton · Preston
- Home goals
- 2
- Away goals
- 1