Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Preston North End — Match Stats & Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 11:30 UTC

Bolton Wanderers

2–1Full-time analysis

Preston North End

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Bolton Wanderers won 2–1.

Shots: 1510
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.11.43
Possession: 55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End 2–1. Recorded in this match (Bolton Wanderers – Preston North End): shots 15–10, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.1–1.43, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots15 shots10 shotsBolton Wanderers 15 shots, Preston North End 10 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsBolton Wanderers 6 shots, Preston North End 3 shots
Expected goals1.1 xG1.43 xGBolton Wanderers 1.1 xG, Preston North End 1.43 xG
Possession55%45%Bolton Wanderers 55%, Preston North End 45%
Corners5 corners2 cornersBolton Wanderers 5 corners, Preston North End 2 corners
Fouls12 fouls11 foulsBolton Wanderers 12 fouls, Preston North End 11 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsBolton Wanderers 2 cards, Preston North End 3 cards
Passes406 passes331 passesBolton Wanderers 406 passes, Preston North End 331 passes
Pass accuracy77.3%69.8%Bolton Wanderers 77.3%, Preston North End 69.8%
Shots inside box7 shots9 shotsBolton Wanderers 7 shots, Preston North End 9 shots
Blocked shots1 block3 blocksBolton Wanderers 1 block, Preston North End 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesBolton Wanderers 2 saves, Preston North End 3 saves
Offsides3 offsides7 offsidesBolton Wanderers 3 offsides, Preston North End 7 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Bolton Wanderers: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.12 xG. Preston North End: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.41 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bolton Wanderers 1.12 xG · Preston North End 1.41 xG.

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

Bolton Wanderers1 matches
Preston North End1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.