Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City: the preview

Bolton Wanderers meet Birmingham City at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Bolton Wanderers 50, Birmingham City 40, 33 drawn from 123 meetings.

50–40

head to head

Nothing between them: Bolton Wanderers 50, Birmingham City 40, 33 drawn from 123 meetings.

1st

on the ladder

Birmingham City sit 1st on 29 points (8–2–5).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Bolton Wanderers by 6 goals in 1955-56 (6–0).

0.5 v 0.4

goals a game

Key match-up: August Priske (Birmingham City) averages 0.5 goals a game to Sam Dalby's 0.4 (Bolton Wanderers).

0.3 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Liam Millar (Birmingham City) and Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) are level on assists, both around 0.3 a game.

assists in 2026-27

Gaizka Larrazabal has 4 assists in 14 games for Bolton Wanderers in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Liam Millar has 3 assists in 10 games for Birmingham City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Patrick Roberts has 3 assists in 11 games for Birmingham City in 2026-27.

Head to head

50Bolton Wanderers

33Draws

40Birmingham City

123 meetings since 1894 · average score Bolton Wanderers 1.6, Birmingham City 1.3

5 Mar 25Bolton Wanderers3–1EFL League One

23 Oct 24Birmingham City2–0EFL League One

13 Feb 19Bolton Wanderers1–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

23 Aug 18Bolton Wanderers1–0Toughsheet Community Stadium

4 Apr 18Birmingham City1–0Toughsheet Community Stadium

16 Aug 17Draw0–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Bolton Wanderers v Derby County, Sat, 7 Nov · Birmingham City v Millwall, Wed, 4 Nov).

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City: the preview

Bolton Wanderers meet Birmingham City at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Bolton Wanderers 50, Birmingham City 40, 33 drawn from 123 meetings.

The big picture

Bolton Wanderers come in 18th on the ladder with 17 points; Birmingham City are 1st on 29. Birmingham City are the side higher up the table.

Bolton Wanderers are 5–8–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.9 against.

Birmingham City are 7–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.9 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

Bolton Wanderers have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Derby County 1–3.

Birmingham City have won four of their last five and most recently beat Millwall 3–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 123 times on our records since 1894: Bolton Wanderers 50, Birmingham City 40, 33 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25, EFL League One), Bolton Wanderers won 3–1.

Biggest margin between these two: Bolton Wanderers by 6 goals in 1955-56 (6–0).

Players to watch

For Bolton Wanderers, watch Sam Dalby (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27) and Thierry Gale (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Birmingham City, watch August Priske (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Liam Millar (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27).

At Toughsheet Community Stadium

Bolton Wanderers have won 2 of their last 7 at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Birmingham City go in as clear favourites.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City: the preview

Bolton Wanderers meet Birmingham City at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Bolton Wanderers 50, Birmingham City 40, 33 drawn from 123 meetings.