Bolton vs Northampton — League One 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 6+ matches
Bolton61%
Northampton19%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Bolton creates 90% more chances
Season form · 12 home / 6 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over64
- Under36
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes61
- No39
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Bolton ↓
Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Bolton at home — creates 1.84, concedes 1.44 · 12 matches
Northampton away — creates 0.85, concedes 2.52 · 6 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Bolton attack 1.84 + Northampton defence 2.52 → ÷2 → 2.18
Northampton attack 0.85 + Bolton defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.15
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 61%?"
Bolton at 61% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 61% does not mean "Bolton will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
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Luton
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Huddersfield
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Reading
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Doncaster
Barnsley
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Peterborough
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Leyton Orient
Exeter City
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RotherhamNorthamptonIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
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Statistics
Bolton host Northampton on Saturday, 21 October 2023 at 14:00. The match is part of the League One 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Bolton vs Northampton
Bolton beat Northampton 2-1 in League One on October 21, 2023.
Goals: D. Charles (8'), R. Williams (16'), S. Hoskins (66').
Bolton controlled possession (57%) and registered 16 shots to 9.
The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton.