Cardiff City vs Bolton Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Cardiff City faced Bolton in the League One of England on April 11. The game ended 2-0 in Cardiff City's favor.

The decisive moment occurred on the 50th minute when Omari Kellyman found the net, putting Cardiff City ahead. This was followed by a goal from Chris Willock, ending the game at 2-0.

As Cardiff City and Bolton meet again, the memory of Cardiff City's 1-0 win in their League One encounter from 6 months ago still lingers. Cardiff City head into the match on the back of two consecutive draws, with Peterborough United and Blackpool. Their recent home form raises questions, leaving them goalless in their previous three home matches, putting pressure on their attack to deliver.

Bolton approach this game after a draw with Stockport last Monday, pushing their unbeaten streak to two games. They've had trouble holding their opponents at bay, with goals conceded across six consecutive away matches.

This League One clash features attacking talents who have defined the campaigns of Cardiff City and Bolton. Cardiff City’s top finisher Yousef Salech and Rubin Colwill have played important roles in ensuring their attack, carefully orchestrated by Brian Barry-Murphy, remains effective. In League One, Salech has been Cardiff City’s standout scorer with twelve goals, with Tanner topping their assist tally in the competition with eleven. Cardiff City have also relied on Chris Willock, Perry Ng and Callum Robinson to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Bolton’s Amario Cozier-Duberry and leading scorer Mason Burstow have played significant roles in the team’s attack, under the tactical direction of Steven Schumacher, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Burstow leads Bolton’s scoring charts in League One this season with eleven goals, while Cozier-Duberry remains their top assist provider in the competition with eight. Supporting them are Sam Dalby, Thierry Gale and Josh Sheehan, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Bolton’s attack.

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AI Prediction

Before kickoff, our AI predicts the outcome of Cardiff City vs Bolton, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. As for this match-up, the model’s pre-game forecast proved accurate, calling Cardiff City's win. The forecast, generated from pre-game data, showed Cardiff City’s victory had the highest chance, at 40%, while a draw was at 36% and Bolton’s victory was at 24%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Cardiff City - Bolton in real time.

Cardiff City kicked off the game with Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Dylan Lawlor, Will Fish, Perry Ng, Ryan Wintle, Alex Robertson who got substituted by David Turnbull on the 77th minute, Chris Willock who got substituted by Calum Scanlon on the 77th minute, Rubin Colwill who got substituted by Joel Colwill on the 78th minute, Ollie Tanner and Omari Kellyman who got substituted by Yousef Salech on the 88th minute as starters, with Matthew Turner, Ronan Kpakio, Calum Scanlon, Joel Colwill, David Turnbull, Callum Robinson and Yousef Salech on the bench.

Bolton's starting eleven were Jack Bonham, Max Conway, George Johnston, Eoin Toal, Cyrus Christie who got substituted by Amario Cozier-Duberry on the 60th minute, Kyle Dempsey who got substituted by Ruben Rodrigues on the 60th minute, Josh Sheehan, Thierry Gale who got substituted by Rob Apter on the 60th minute, Mason Burstow who got substituted by Toby Ritchie on the 83rd minute, Jordi Osei-Tutu and Sam Dalby, with David Harrington, Chris Forino, Ruben Rodrigues, Toby Ritchie, Rob Apter, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Daeshon Lawrence on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 1.77 - 0.26
• Ball Possession: 51 - 49
• Big Scoring Chances: 3 - 0
• Total Attempts: 20 - 7
• Shots On Target: 5 - 1
• Blocked Shots: 7 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 12 - 3
• Shots from Outside the Box: 7 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 1 - 1
• Fouls: 16 - 7
• Corners: 8 - 1
• Saves: 1 - 3
• Free Kicks: 7 - 16
• Offsides: 5 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 145 - 95
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 103 - 57
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 42 - 8
• Tackles: 10 - 17
• Completed Tackles: 5 - 9
• Total Crosses: 19 - 10
• Successful Crosses: 3 - 2
• Interceptions: 10 - 5
• Clearances: 19 - 30

Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Joel Bagan was the one to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met five times since December 2015. Cardiff City have emerged victorious in three matches and Bolton in two. Their latest meeting occurred on October 25, 2025, during the League One of England, with Bolton winning 1-0. Cardiff City have managed seven goals in these five matches, while Bolton have scored six in total. So, overall, Cardiff City have the edge in head-to-head matches against Bolton in their recent history.

Cardiff City have played 40 matches in League One, with 23 wins, nine draws, and eight losses this season, scoring 74 goals, averaging 1.85 per match, while conceding 42, an average of 1.05 per match. In League One, Bolton have played 41 matches, winning eighteen, drawing sixteen and losing seven, netting 59 goals (1.44 per match) and conceding 42 (1.02 per match).

Recent Form

Cardiff City are currently on a run of two straight draws, having drawn against Peterborough United and Blackpool in their last two matches, while Bolton's most recent outing ended in a draw against Stockport. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Cardiff City have claimed ten victories, suffered three defeats, and drawn seven times, while Bolton have won eight of their last twenty matches, losing four and drawing eight.

Live Standings

As always, England League One's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Cardiff City hold 2nd place with 78 points after 40 matches, while Bolton occupy 4th spot with 70 points in 41 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Cardiff City and Bolton in real time. You can watch the goals by Omari Kellyman and Chris Willock as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Cardiff City - Bolton are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.