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Match predictionOur tip: 2-2
Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Prediction: Tactical Stalemate Looms for Promoted Sides
Bolton host Cardiff at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on 12 September 2026, in Matchweek 7 of the Championship. Both clubs came up last season and both have made a mess of it so far, sitting near the bottom with four…
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- Bolton Wanderers vs. Cardiff City in week 7 of the 2026-2027 Championship kicks off at 12:30 GMT on 2026-09-12.
- On average in 10 games, Referee T. Parsons registers 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 23 fouls.
- Looking back over duel, Brian Barry-Murphy has 1 win versus Steven Schumacher, who has no wins, with no draws.
- Bolton Wanderers are 21st in the standings with 4 points, followed by Cardiff City in 20th on 4 points.
- Bolton Wanderers have 2 players out: L. Stephenson (Injury), L. Brunt (Injury) but Cardiff City have 3 players missing: C. Chambers (Knee Injury), W. Fish (Hernia), D. Lawlor (Muscle Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Bolton Wanderers should be met by Cardiff City's expected 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Bolton Wanderers's highest-rated performer was J. Nelson (6.6), while Cardiff City's standout was A. Robertson (7.6).
- Mixed emotions: Bolton Wanderers lost 2-3 against West Ham United, but Cardiff City salvaged a 1-1 draw against Stoke City.
- Struggling form all round: Bolton Wanderers are 0-1-4 and Cardiff City are 0-2-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- This one's been tight: in 11 head-to-head games, Bolton Wanderers have won 5 games, Cardiff City 5 games, and there've been 1 draw.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Bolton Wanderers's 1-0-2 home form and Cardiff City's 0-1-2 away record.
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| 31' | B. Davies | ||
| 32' | K. Dong | ||
| 37' | S. Iling Junior | ||
| 42' | J. Colwill | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
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| 54' | P. Ng | ||
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| 78' | J. Nelson | ||
| 83' | |||
| 90' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 90+1' | T. Gale | ||
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Bolton is going head to head with Cardiff on 12/9/2026 11:30 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Bolton v Cardiff H2H statistics!