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Norwich 3-4 Bolton: result and stats, Championship

ChampionshipMatchday 8
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Carrow RoadTom NieldCapacity 27,606
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Player of the match
Gaizka Larrazabal Goikoetxea headshot
Gaizka Larrazabal Goikoetxea
Midfielder · Bolton
7.9
This match
Shooting2.1Finishing2.5Creativity4.9Passing4.9Involvement4.3Defending10.0Physical4.6Dribbling0.9
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Build-up
Passes29
Key passes2
Pass accuracy76%
Defending
Interceptions5
Duels won2 · 40%
Fouls won/made0 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Touré7.5McConville7.3Musaba7.0Ito7.5Gale7.7Larrazabal7.9
Player
Gavin BazunuGavin BazunuG131,60-1,4031/5111/30
Vladan KovačevićVladan KovačevićG142,60-1,4028/312/5
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Possession & Passing

59%Possession41%
468Total passes330
81%Pass accuracy78%
4Corners2

Attack

10Shots9
4On target5
5Off target3
1Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

6Shots in box7
4Shots out box2
0.8xG0.7
-1.8Goals prevented-1.8

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves1
8Offsides4
11Fouls12

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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0,41xG0,44
4Shots5
2On target2
1Big chances1
7Touches in box16
54%Possession46%
1Corners1
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Second half

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0,37xG0,25
6Shots3
2On target3
1Big chances1
11Touches in box3
63%Possession37%
3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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0.7910559%
32% open play68% set piece
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0.688541%
100% open play0% 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

18 shots

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

0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Thierry Gale 8'Gaizka Larrazabal 42'Sam Dalby 47'Atsuki Ito 72'Mohamed Touré 5'Ruairi McConville 19'Jack Stacey 61'Norwich0,79 xGBolton0,68 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Norwich crestNorwich0,79 xG · 3 scoredBolton crestBolton0,68 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Norwich16
Open play 11Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1
Bolton16
Open play 14Set piece 1Dribble 1

Momentum

15 swings

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

Mohamed Touré 5'Thierry Gale 8'Ruairi McConville 19'Gaizka Larrazabal 42'Sam Dalby 47'Jack Stacey 61'Atsuki Ito 72'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'NorwichBolton
Norwich crestNorwich55% pressureBolton crestBolton45% pressure

Match replay

91'
3-4
0%Draw 0%100%
0.79xG0.68
10Shots8
5On target5
Momentum
Edmond-Paris Maghoma portrait90' Off target Edmond-Paris Maghoma 0.15 xG

Shot map

10 v 8

Norwich shoot right, Bolton left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NORBOLgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

10 on target · 7 scored

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

Oscar Schwartau, 24', off targetAndre Brooks, 26', off targetRúben Rodrigues, 34', off targetRúben Rodrigues, 38', off targetKyliane Dong, 41', off targetBenjamin Chrisene, 58', off targetEdmond-Paris Maghoma, 63', off targetEdmond-Paris Maghoma, 90', off target
NorwichBoltongoalsavedoff 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.

NorwichDefensive line 40%
17Musaba42Kovačević7Touré44Stacey34Schwartau48Brooks74McLean93Córdoba88McConville89Chrisene65Mattsson
BoltonDefensive line 35%
21Gale37Rodrigues59Davies26Dong49Dalby56Sheehan61Bazunu61Conway50Erhahon67Larrazabal62Toal

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.

NorwichUntil 15'
491523142133113

Most-connected pair: Touré and Brooks, 4 passes between them.

BoltonUntil 70'
6182231258217102011

Most-connected pair: Toal and Bazunu, 16 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41
61%Field tiltField tilt 40%6Box entriesBox entries 125Passes into boxPasses into box 8
Andre Brooks
Andre Brooks
10 touches in box
Press10.8 · 11.8Territory61% · 40%Direct2.33 · 2.80Progress37 · 28Dribble3 · 4Creation16 · 16Threat0.75 · 0.56Recover10 · 10
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In possession

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60,5%Field tilt39,5%
5Passes into box8
23Progressive passes20
4Carries into final third5
7Chances 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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10,80Press intensity (PPDA)11,84
9High turnovers8
10Regains within 5s10
14,3sBall recovery time21,8s
11Interceptions27

↓ 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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88Carries73
1033mCarry distance809m
14Progressive carries8
515mProgressive carry distance425m
4Carries into the box5

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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3Take-ons won4
9Take-ons attempted11
489mProgressive pass distance361m
0Through balls0
3Switches of play3

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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0,75Expected threat (xT)0,56
2,90Action value (VAEP)3,93
16Shot-creating actions16
6Goal-creating actions8
0,53Expected assisted goals0,64

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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3,4Passes per attack2,8
9,8sAttack duration8,7s
2,33 m/sAttack directness2,80 m/s
4Build-up attacks2
9Direct attacks7

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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18Touches in box19
61Final third entries43
2Big chances2
1,60xG on target2,60
1Big chances missed1
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Passing

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2/16 (13%)Crosses2/7 (29%)
28/54 (52%)Long balls30/69 (43%)
25Throw-ins20
12Free kicks11
4Goal kicks7
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Duels

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54Total45
25/53 (47%)Ground28/53 (53%)
14/19 (74%)Aerial5/20 (25%)
3/9 (33%)Dribbles4/11 (36%)
7Dispossessed5
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Defending

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37Recoveries37
6Interceptions15
12Tackles13
50%Tackles won38%
13Clearances22
1Big chances scored1
4Fouled in final third2
6,79Average rating7,18

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

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They score

75%1+ goal63%
63%2+ goals50%
50%3+ goals13%
13%4+ goals13%

They concede

100%1+ goal75%
50%2+ goals50%
38%3+ goals50%
25%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

Norwich crestbest 4-1 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Bolton crestbest 2-1 (H)·worst 0-4 (A)

Match summary

Bolton beat Norwich 4-3 at Carrow Road in the Championship. It was 2-2 at half-time, and Bolton came from behind to win. Scorers: M. Toure (5'), R. McConville (19'), J. Stacey (61') for Norwich; T. Gale (8'), G. Larrazabal (42'), S. Dalby (47'), A. Ito (72') for Bolton. In their last 6 meetings, Norwich have won 3, Bolton 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 53%
NOR53%
X34%
BOL13%

→ Double chance: Norwich or draw

Why this prediction

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

Norwich crestShare per factorBolton crest
75%Form25%
71%Attack29%
58%Defence42%
82%Goal model (Poisson)18%
71%Head-to-head29%
67%Goals33%
71%Overall29%
Last 5 matches
Scored 12, conceded 8
Last 5 matches
Scored 5, conceded 11

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