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Bolton 2-3 West Ham: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 6
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  • E. Erhahon18'
  • R. Rodrigues27' (pen)
  • 13', 77'J. Bowen
  • 31'K. Mavropanos
Toughsheet Community StadiumDavid WebbCapacity 28,723Tue, 8 Sept 202621:00

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Player of the match
Konstantinos Mavropanos headshot
Konstantinos Mavropanos
Defender · West Ham
8.3
This match
Shooting4.6Finishing7.9Creativity1.5Passing8.6Involvement9.5Defending10.0Physical7.9Dribbling2.0
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Build-up
Passes55
Pass accuracy82%
Defending
Tackles1
Interceptions2
Duels won5 · 63%
Fouls won/made0 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Bazunu8.2Erhahon7.9Rodrigues7.5Engels7.5Bowen7.6Mavropanos8.3
Player
Gavin BazunuGavin BazunuG432,89-0,1126/328/14
Mads HermansenMads HermansenG421,73-0,2736/514/19
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Possession & Passing

51%Possession49%
429Total passes422
82%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners4

Attack

13Shots11
6On target7
7Off target3
0Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

10Shots in box11
3Shots out box0
1.5xG2.3
-0.2Goals prevented-0.2

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4
2Offsides3
7Fouls12
0Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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1,08xG0,89
7Shots5
4On target4
1Big chances3
13Touches in box12
54%Possession46%
1Corners2
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Second half

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0,44xG1,27
6Shots6
2On target3
0Big chances3
12Touches in box12
48%Possession52%
3Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Bolton crestBolton
1.5213651%
21% open play27% set piece52% penalty
West Ham crestWest Ham
2.2811849%
88% open play12% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

24 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,61,31,92,50'15'30'45'60'75'90'Jarrod Bowen 13'Konstantinos Mavropanos 31'Jarrod Bowen 77'Ethan Erhahon 18'Rúben Rodrigues 27'West Ham2,28 xGBolton1,52 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Bolton crestBolton1,52 xG · 2 scoredWest Ham crestWest Ham2,28 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Bolton22
Open play 16Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 1
West Ham19
Open play 14Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

27 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Jarrod Bowen 13'Ethan Erhahon 18'Rúben Rodrigues 27'Konstantinos Mavropanos 31'Jarrod Bowen 77'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'BoltonWest Ham
Bolton crestBolton39% pressureWest Ham crestWest Ham61% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-3
0%Draw 0%100%
1.52xG2.28
13Shots11
6On target8
Momentum
Eoin Toal portrait90' Saved Eoin Toal 0.09 xG

Shot map

13 v 11

Bolton shoot right, West Ham left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BOLWHgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Samuel Iling-Junior, 21', off targetEdvin Austbø, 24', off targetKyliane Dong, 35', off targetJosh Sheehan, 37', off targetMohamadou Kanté, 47', off targetRúben Rodrigues, 52', off targetChris Forino-Joseph, 69', off targetJoël Piroe, 71', off targetJayden Nelson, 86', off targetEoin Toal, 90', off target
BoltonWest Hamgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BoltonDefensive line 31%
27Junior41Dalby64Erhahon44Dong115Conway73Rodrigues74Toal97Forino63Larrazabal58Bazunu68Sheehan
West HamDefensive line 30%
39Mukasa28Austbø54Engels35Felipe43Walker-Pe…50Kanté78Hermansen77Bowen86Kilman87Mavropanos78Scarles

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BoltonUntil 67'
3182582131202210167

Most-connected pair: Forino-Joseph and Toal, 27 passes between them.

West HamUntil 57'
311530214720171935

Most-connected pairs: Kilman and Hermansen; Hermansen and Mavropanos. 16 passes each.

Tactical battle

55control45
51%Field tiltField tilt 50%11Box entriesBox entries 89Passes into boxPasses into box 7
Jarrod Bowen
Jarrod Bowen
9 touches in box
Press16.2 · 15.0Territory51% · 50%Direct2.60 · 2.52Progress41 · 34Dribble5 · 6Creation22 · 19Threat0.91 · 0.61Recover12 · 12
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In possession

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50,5%Field tilt49,5%
9Passes into box7
26Progressive passes19
7Carries into final third9
8Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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16,19Press intensity (PPDA)15,04
8High turnovers11
12Regains within 5s12
19,6sBall recovery time21,9s
20Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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101Carries99
1263mCarry distance1149m
15Progressive carries15
660mProgressive carry distance652m
5Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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5Take-ons won6
16Take-ons attempted13
504mProgressive pass distance330m
0Through balls1
4Switches of play8

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,91Expected threat (xT)0,61
2,10Action value (VAEP)2,92
22Shot-creating actions19
4Goal-creating actions4
11Box entries8

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,6Passes per attack3,6
11,7sAttack duration12,1s
2,60 m/sAttack directness2,52 m/s
3Build-up attacks3
9Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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26Touches in box25
65Final third entries62
1Big chances7
1,76xG on target3,45
0Big chances missed4
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Passing

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3/21 (14%)Crosses3/12 (25%)
29/58 (50%)Long balls27/63 (43%)
24Throw-ins22
11Free kicks7
5Goal kicks12
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Duels

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53Total47
35/66 (53%)Ground31/66 (47%)
21/39 (54%)Aerial18/39 (46%)
5/17 (29%)Dribbles7/13 (54%)
5Dispossessed13
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Defending

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50Recoveries52
18Interceptions10
19Tackles17
58%Tackles won65%
23Clearances28
1Big chances scored3
1Big saves1
5Fouled in final third2
7,06Average rating7,29

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Bolton crestShare of their matchesWest Ham crest

They score

70%1+ goal100%
50%2+ goals70%
20%3+ goals50%
10%4+ goals30%

They concede

80%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

Bolton crestbest 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

West Ham crestbest 6-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

Match summary

West Ham beat Bolton 3-2 at Toughsheet Community Stadium in the Championship. It was 2-2 at half-time, and West Ham came from behind to win. Scorers: E. Erhahon (18'), R. Rodrigues (27' pen) for Bolton; J. Bowen (13', 77'), K. Mavropanos (31') for West Ham. In their last 4 meetings, Bolton have won 2, West Ham 2, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 51%
BOL23%
X26%
WH51%

→ Double chance: West Ham or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Bolton crestShare per factorWest Ham crest
33%Form67%
27%Attack73%
44%Defence56%
44%Goal model (Poisson)56%
67%Head-to-head33%
60%Goals40%
46%Overall54%
Last 5 matches
Scored 4, conceded 9
Last 5 matches
Scored 11, conceded 7

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Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bolton, England
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