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Match preview · Championship

Birmingham City – Bolton Wanderers

Birmingham City Home tied 7th in Championship
1.64
Bolton Wanderers Away 18th in Championship
1.09 Projected xG
Birmingham City
49%
Fair 2.04
Draw
29%
Fair 3.49
Bolton Wanderers
22%
Fair 4.48

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Data coverage · partial
  • Birmingham City 20/20
  • Bolton Wanderers 12/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 03:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Birmingham City xG 1.90 xGA 1.38
  • W 3.17 created, 1.11 conceded against Derby County
  • D 1.23 created, 2.14 conceded against Middlesbrough
  • W 2.55 created, 1.05 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
  • W 2.24 created, 0.49 conceded against Preston North End
  • W 1.30 created, 1.15 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.89 created, 2.36 conceded against Cardiff City
Bolton Wanderers xG 1.41 xGA 1.92
  • W 0.48 created, 1.79 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 1.10 created, 0.69 conceded against Norwich City
  • L 3.13 created, 0.74 conceded against Stoke City
  • W 1.62 created, 2.23 conceded against Wolverhampton
  • D 1.22 created, 1.87 conceded against Southampton
  • L 0.91 created, 4.17 conceded against Middlesbrough

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.74
Over 2.5 goals
53%
Both teams to score
59%
Birmingham City 2+ goals
51%
Birmingham City clean sheet
31%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

1:1
14.5%
2:1
11.3%
2:0
8.7%

Why the model favours Birmingham City

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Birmingham City.

Attack
Favours Birmingham City
8th vs 18th
Birmingham City attack v Bolton Wanderers defence
Defence
Favours Birmingham City
7th vs 9th
Birmingham City defence v Bolton Wanderers attack
Recent xG form
Favours Birmingham City
+0.51 vs -0.50
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers
xG / match (better) 1.69 · 7th 1.36 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.33 · 11th 1.90 · 24th
xGD / match (better) +0.37 · 7th -0.55 · 19th
xPts / match (better) 1.64 · 6th 1.06 · 19th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.51 -0.51

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