Bolton Wanderers vs Manchester City U21 – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

23/09/2025 at 14:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Toughsheet Community Stadium (Bolton).

EFL Trophy
Referee: Baines D. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.60	1.03
Ball Possession
48%	52%
Total shots
15	9
Shots on target
7	3
Big Chances
5	0
Corner Kicks
2	4
Passes
88% (443/503)	89% (496/560)
Yellow Cards
1	1
Expected Goals (xG)
2.60	1.03
xG on target (xGOT)
2.59	0.40
Total shots
15	9
Shots on target
7	3
Shots off target
5	5
Blocked Shots
3	1
Shots inside the Box
8	6
Shots outside the Box
7	3
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Big Chances
5	0
Corner Kicks
2	4
Touches in opposition box
28	23
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
1	4
Free Kicks
7	6
Passes
88% (443/503)	89% (496/560)
Long passes
57% (32/56)	39% (15/38)
Passes in final third
76% (87/115)	72% (81/113)
Crosses
47% (7/15)	8% (1/12)
Expected assists (xA)
1.29	0.64
Throw-ins
16	20
Fouls
6	7
Tackles
82% (14/17)	82% (9/11)
Duels won
31	24
Clearances
22	15
Interceptions
19	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	3
xGOT faced
0.40	2.59
Goals prevented
0.40	-0.41

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (3 - 0)
7', Dalby S. 🟨,
9', 1 - 0, Dalby S. ⚽, McAtee J. (A),
14', 2 - 0, McAtee J. ⚽, Taylor R. (A),
23', 3 - 0, Morley A. ⚽, Dalby S. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Johnston G. ↓, Forino-Joseph C. ↑,
46', Sheehan J. ↓, Dempsey K. ↑,
61', Warren C. ↓, Randall J. ↑,
62', Samba F. ↓, McAidoo R. ↑,
64', Mbete L. 🟨,
75', Christie C. ↓, Smith O. ↑,
77', Lawrence E. ↓, Heskey R. ↑,
77', Sangare M. ↓, Warhurst M. ↑,
81', McAtee J. ↓, Forss M. ↑,

Chances of winning

Bolton Wanderers
80.9%

Draw
11%

Manchester City U21
8.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

70.8%

16.9%

12.3%

Bolton Wanderers - Manchester City U21 Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.22 ↓ (1.3)	9.92 ↑ (5.42)	13.58 ↑ (7.47)	-0.2% (9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.75

Preview Facts

Bolton is showing really good form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
In recent matches, Man City U21 has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Man City U21 may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Recently, Man City U21 has had a series of away games.
In this match, Bolton is the obvious favorite.
In the last 1 head-to-head match, Bolton won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1.
Including home match between the teams, Bolton won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1.

How many head-to-head matches has Bolton Wanderers won against Manchester City U21?

Bolton Wanderers has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Manchester City U21 won against Bolton Wanderers?

Manchester City U21 has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Bolton Wanderers - Manchester City U21 were as follows:

Latest results of Bolton Wanderers

20.09.2025 Bolton Wanderers - Wigan Athletic 4:1 ✺

13.09.2025 Leyton Orient - Bolton Wanderers 1:1 ✺

06.09.2025 Bolton Wanderers - AFC Wimbledon 3:0 ✺

02.09.2025 Bolton Wanderers - Rotherham United 1:0 ✺

30.08.2025 Blackpool - Bolton Wanderers 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Manchester City U21

31.08.2025 Manchester United U21 - Manchester City U21 2:1 ✺

26.08.2025 Oldham Athletic - Manchester City U21 1:5 ✺

22.08.2025 Manchester City U21 - West Ham United U21 3:1 ✺

18.08.2025 Chelsea U21 - Manchester City U21 3:1 ✺

26.07.2025 Buxton - Manchester City U21 3:2 ✺

English EFL Trophy Table

2025/26

Group 1

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Salford	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
2	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	1	6:6	3
3	Wolves U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:6	3
4	Wigan	2	0	0	0	2	1:4	0

Group 2

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	0	7:1	6
2	Tranmere	2	1	1	0	0	4:3	5
3	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	3:7	3
4	Nottingham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 3

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bradford City	2	2	0	0	0	7:2	6
2	Doncaster	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
3	Grimsby	3	1	0	0	2	6:8	3
4	Everton U21	3	0	0	0	3	5:12	0

Group 4

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Lincoln	2	2	0	0	0	6:0	6
2	Barnsley	2	1	0	0	1	6:4	3
3	Manchester Utd U21	3	1	0	0	2	4:8	3
4	Notts Co	3	1	0	0	2	2:6	3

Group 5

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bolton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Rotherham	3	2	0	0	1	7:5	6
3	Manchester City U21	3	1	0	0	2	7:8	3
4	Oldham	2	0	0	0	2	3:8	0

Group 6

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Huddersfield	3	2	0	0	1	9:4	6
2	Harrogate	2	2	0	0	0	2:0	6
3	Newcastle Utd U21	2	0	1	0	1	4:8	2
4	Mansfield	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 7

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Port Vale	2	2	0	0	0	6:1	6
2	Fleetwood	2	1	1	0	0	6:2	5
3	Accrington	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1
4	Leeds U21	2	0	0	0	2	1:8	0

Group 8

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Crewe	2	2	0	0	0	9:1	6
2	Burton	2	1	0	0	1	2:1	3
3	Chesterfield	2	1	0	0	1	2:7	3
4	Liverpool U21	2	0	0	0	2	0:4	0

Group 9

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Arsenal U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
2	Exeter	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
3	Newport	2	1	0	0	1	2:2	3
4	Cardiff	2	1	0	0	1	1:1	3

Group 10

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Plymouth	2	2	0	0	0	8:2	6
2	Bristol Rovers	2	1	1	0	0	5:4	5
3	Cheltenham	3	0	1	0	2	2:5	2
4	Tottenham U21	3	0	0	2	1	8:12	2

Group 11

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Northampton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Walsall	3	1	1	0	1	3:2	5
3	Shrewsbury	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
4	Chelsea U21	3	0	0	1	2	1:6	1

Group 12

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	West Ham U21	3	2	0	0	1	9:6	6
2	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Swindon	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	MK Dons	2	0	0	0	2	1:6	0

Group 13

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	12:4	9
2	AFC Wimbledon	2	1	0	0	1	4:6	3
3	Bromley	2	0	1	0	1	4:5	2
4	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	1	2	6:11	1

Group 14

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	0	0	6:2	9
2	Crawley	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Peterborough	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	Aston Villa U21	3	0	0	0	3	4:9	0

Group 15

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Colchester	2	2	0	0	0	4:2	6
2	Gillingham	2	1	0	0	1	5:3	3
3	Wycombe	2	1	0	0	1	4:3	3
4	Fulham U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 16

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Luton	3	2	0	0	1	8:5	6
2	Cambridge Utd	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Barnet	3	1	1	0	1	5:7	5
4	Brighton U21	3	0	0	1	2	2:5	1