Premier League · 2023

Brentford 1–4 Wolverhampton · Premier League

1–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 1–4.

Shots
1411
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
2.232.39
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat Brentford 4–1. Recorded in this match (Brentford – Wolverhampton): shots 14–11, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 2.23–2.39, possession 61%–39%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Wolverhampton.

10.2 days ▲Rest daysBrentford · Wolverhampton3.27 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBrentfordWolverhamptonBaseline
Rest days10.2 days3.27 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots11 shotsBrentford 14 shots, Wolverhampton 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsBrentford 4 shots, Wolverhampton 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.23 xG2.39 xGBrentford 2.23 xG, Wolverhampton 2.39 xG
  • Possession61%39%Brentford 61%, Wolverhampton 39%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersBrentford 8 corners, Wolverhampton 2 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls14 foulsBrentford 5 fouls, Wolverhampton 14 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.

Mathias Jensen · Brentford · 84′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPablo Sarabia · Wolverhampton · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSaman Ghoddos · Brentford · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichael Olakigbe · Brentford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Pinnock · Brentford · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedVitaly Janelt · Brentford · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKeane Lewis-Potter · Brentford · 53′ · 0.06 xG · on targetChristian Nørgaard · Brentford · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 89′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 75′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedYoane Wissa · Brentford · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedNeal Maupay · Brentford · 45′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedYoane Wissa · Brentford · 16′ · 0.16 xG · goalMikkel Damsgaard · Brentford · 47′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedKeane Lewis-Potter · Brentford · 47′ · 0.28 xG · on targetMario Lemina · Wolverhampton · 13′ · 0.30 xG · goalJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 79′ · 0.32 xG · goalVitaly Janelt · Brentford · 18′ · 0.45 xG · on targetHwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 28′ · 0.45 xG · goalNathan Collins · Brentford · 40′ · 0.52 xG · off target or blockedHwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 14′ · 0.96 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Brentford: 14 shots, 4 on target, 2.19 xG. Wolverhampton: 11 shots, 5 on target, 2.36 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Yoane Wissa · Brentford · 16′Mario Lemina · Wolverhampton · 13′Hwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 14′Hwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 28′Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Brentford 2.19 xG · Wolverhampton 2.36 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Brentford
1Draws
2Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Brentford · Premier League2–0
Brentford — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–1
Brentford — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–2
Wolverhampton — Brentford · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Brentford favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Brentford18 matchesWolverhampton19 matches
1.39 goals/matchGoals scored18/191.42 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed18/191.63 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/191.33 xG/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots18/1911.5 shots/match
4.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/194.05 shots/match
48.4% ●Possession18/1947.5%
4.89 corners/match ●Corners18/194.42 corners/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls18/1913.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 19home / 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: Wed, 27 Dec 2023, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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