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Premier League · 2024

Wolverhampton 1–0 West Ham United · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 1–0.

Shots
910
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
1.181.34
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat West Ham United 1–0. Recorded in this match (Wolverhampton – West Ham United): shots 9–10, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 1.18–1.34, possession 41%–59%. 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.

West Ham United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

West Ham United's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots8.4 shots/match12.8 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsWolverhampton 9 shots, West Ham United 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotWolverhampton 2 shots, West Ham United 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.18 xG1.34 xGWolverhampton 1.18 xG, West Ham United 1.34 xG
  • Possession41%59%Wolverhampton 41%, West Ham United 59%
  • Corners1 corner2 cornersWolverhampton 1 corner, West Ham United 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls12 foulsWolverhampton 16 fouls, West Ham United 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Emmanuel Agbadou · Wolverhampton · 18′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJames Ward-Prowse · West Ham United · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 19′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNiclas Füllkrug · West Ham United · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndré · Wolverhampton · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLucas Paquetá · West Ham United · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Souček · West Ham United · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 21′ · 0.07 xG · goalNiclas Füllkrug · West Ham United · 54′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedToti Gomes · Wolverhampton · 16′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 69′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMarshall Munetsi · Wolverhampton · 27′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 29′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedEmerson Palmieri · West Ham United · 78′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedEvan Ferguson · West Ham United · 13′ · 0.32 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Souček · West Ham United · 89′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blockedMarshall Munetsi · Wolverhampton · 90′ · 0.58 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Wolverhampton: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.20 xG. West Ham United: 10 shots, 1 on target, 1.37 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Jørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 21′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Wolverhampton 1.20 xG · West Ham United 1.37 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Wolverhampton
0Draws
4West Ham United
West Ham United — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — West Ham United · Premier League1–2
West Ham United — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0
Wolverhampton — West Ham United · Premier League1–0
West Ham United — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · West Ham United in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton30 matchesWest Ham United30 matches
1.37 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/301.1 goals/match
1.93 goals/matchGoals allowed30/30▲ 1.67 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals30/30▲ 1.3 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShots30/30▲ 12.8 shots/match
4.23 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/303.8 shots/match
47.6% ●Possession30/3047.4%
3.47 corners/matchCorners30/30● 4.27 corners/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls30/3011.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / 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: Tue, 1 Apr 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsWolverhamptonWest Ham United
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2024/25
Head-to-headWolverhampton — West Ham United
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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