Premier League · 2024

Wolverhampton 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

4–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 4–2.

Shots
1311
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
2.391.96
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–2. Recorded in this match (Wolverhampton – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 13–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 2.39–1.96, possession 37%–63%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Wolverhampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Wolverhampton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.6%PossessionWolverhampton · Tottenham Hotspur● 56.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricWolverhamptonTottenham HotspurBaseline
Possession47.6%56.8%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots11 shotsWolverhampton 13 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsWolverhampton 5 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.39 xG1.96 xGWolverhampton 2.39 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 1.96 xG
  • Possession37%63%Wolverhampton 37%, Tottenham Hotspur 63%
  • Corners1 corner4 cornersWolverhampton 1 corner, Tottenham Hotspur 4 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsWolverhampton 12 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Wolverhampton
1Draws
1Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–2
Wolverhampton — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League1–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wolverhampton favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton32 matchesTottenham Hotspur32 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored32/32▲ 1.88 goals/match
1.91 goals/matchGoals allowed32/32▲ 1.53 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals32/32▲ 1.65 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots32/32▲ 13.9 shots/match
4.34 shots/matchShots on target32/32▲ 5.31 shots/match
47.6%Possession32/32● 56.8%
3.53 corners/matchCorners32/32● 7 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls32/3211.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 13 Apr 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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