Southampton 0-0 Bolton Wanderers: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 11 · Saturday 17 October 2026 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton · referee M. Donohue · full time
Full time: Southampton 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Southampton and Bolton Wanderers drew 0-0 in Championship Matchday 11 on Saturday 17 October 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. Southampton and Bolton Wanderers shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
The referee, M. Donohue, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Southampton and 4 to Bolton Wanderers.
Southampton: T. Eckert, 4-2-3-1 · Bolton Wanderers: S. Schumacher, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.23 for Southampton and 2.20 for Bolton Wanderers.
Southampton scored about 1.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Bolton Wanderers left about 2.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Bolton Wanderers created the better chances, 2.20 xG to 1.23, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Southampton had 2 shots on target, Bolton Wanderers 3.
Southampton had 63% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Southampton came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.76 expected goals for and 1.51 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Bolton Wanderers came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 2.00 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers: the match in numbers
| Southampton | Match statistics | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 1.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.20 |
| 14 | Total shots | 14 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 609 | Total passes | 368 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 10 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Tackles | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lewis Brunt (Bolton Wanderers), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Southampton
- Jack Stephens 7.5
- Keven Schlotterbeck 7.4
- James Ward-Prowse 7.3
- Léo Scienza 7.3
- Daniel Peretz 7.2
Bolton Wanderers
- Lewis Brunt 7.6
- Gavin Bazunu 7.2
- Eoin Toal 7.2
- Gaizka Larrazabal 7.2
- Rúben Rodrigues 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Cyle Larin at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Southampton: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Bolton Wanderers: Bolton Wanderers vs Bristol City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers
What was the score in Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers?
Southampton 0-0 Bolton Wanderers (half-time 0-0), Championship, Saturday 17 October 2026.
Who scored in Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers?
Lewis Brunt, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers?
M. Donohue.
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