Cardiff City vs Bolton Wanderers prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Cardiff City vs Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cardiff City · Bolton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Cardiff City vs Bolton Wanderers preview

The Championship fixture between Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers is scheduled for Saturday 13 February 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 15 points from 14, while Bolton Wanderers are 17th in the table with 17 points from 14.

Cardiff City come into the game with a D-L-W-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Bolton Wanderers's recent sequence reads W-L-L-D-W. Over their last 6, Cardiff City have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bolton Wanderers average 1.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Cardiff City have 4 wins to Bolton Wanderers's 5 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
17Bolton Wanderers145271926-717WDLLW
18Cardiff City143652223-115WDWLD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cardiff City 4, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 5.

Team news

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech

Bolton Wanderers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gavin Bazunu, Akin Famewo, Eoin Toal, Josh Sheehan, Atsuki Ito, Xavier Simons, Samuel Iling-Junior, Sam Dalby

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