EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 10, 2021 at 8pm UK

Reebok Stadium

Bolton
0 - 0
Barnsley

Jones (68')

FT
(aet)

Benson (13'), Moon (46'), Kane (82')

Bolton win 5-4 on penalties

Joel Dixon's heroics earn praise from Bolton boss Ian Evatt

The summer signing from Barrow saved Devante Cole's spot-kick.

Aug 10, 23:00

The Match

Match Report

The clash with Barnsley ended goalless after 90 minutes.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Bolton Wanderers and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 42.45%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 32.23% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.93%) and 0-2 (7.05%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 1-0 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%).

Result
Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Barnsley
32.23%	25.32%	42.45%

Both teams to score 55.67%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.06%

47.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.88%

70.12%

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.84%

28.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.15%

63.85%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.49%

22.51%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.93%

56.07%

Score Analysis

Bolton Wanderers 32.23%

Barnsley 42.45%

Draw 25.31%

Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 8.03% 2-1 @ 7.59% 2-0 @ 5.09% 3-1 @ 3.21% 3-2 @ 2.39% 3-0 @ 2.15% 4-1 @ 1.02% Other @ 2.76% Total : 32.23%	1-1 @ 11.97% 0-0 @ 6.34% 2-2 @ 5.66% 3-3 @ 1.19% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.31%	0-1 @ 9.45% 1-2 @ 8.93% 0-2 @ 7.05% 1-3 @ 4.44% 0-3 @ 3.5% 2-3 @ 2.81% 1-4 @ 1.66% 0-4 @ 1.31% 2-4 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.25% Total : 42.45%