Match Report
Before the match
ten goals for and four against accompanied Southampton's four wins and one defeat across five outings. A 1-0 win away to Norwich (14 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to Bristol City on 12 September.
Championship, 14 October brought an away meeting with Norwich; Southampton won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Southampton hosted Portsmouth on 11 October (Championship) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Wrexham hosted Southampton (Championship) on 19 September. For Southampton, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 4-1 was Southampton's result against Bristol City on 12 September (Championship), playing at home; Southampton won, with four scored to one conceded. The 8 September fixture (Championship) paired Southampton with Swansea. Southampton won 3-1 at home, netting three goals while conceding one.
Southampton: 3rd, 20 points, ten matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
Bolton's previous five results comprised three wins and two defeats. Their goal totals were 11 scored and 9 conceded. Latest: a 3-1 win away to Wolverhampton on 13 October.
Bolton visited Wolverhampton on 13 October (Championship) and won 3-1; their goals totalled three, compared with one conceded. Stoke travelled to face Bolton (Championship) on 10 October. For Bolton, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 4-3 was Bolton's result against Norwich on 20 September (Championship), playing away from home; Bolton won, with four scored to three conceded. The 12 September fixture (Championship) paired Bolton with Cardiff. Bolton won 1-0 at home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing at home against West Ham (Championship), Bolton finished 2-3 on 8 September. Their score comprised two goals, against three from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Bolton 14th after ten matches and 13 points.
After the match
Southampton and Bolton could not be separated in a goalless draw on 17 October 2026. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Southampton 303 points stronger than Bolton.