Premier League · 2023

West Ham United 3–0 Wolverhampton · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

West Ham United won 3–0.

Shots
1314
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.130.66
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

West Ham United beat Wolverhampton 3–0. Recorded in this match (West Ham United – Wolverhampton): shots 13–14, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.13–0.66, possession 44%–56%. 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

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.24 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 for1 goal/match1.24 goals/match1.47 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for West Ham United.

7 days ▲Rest daysWest Ham United · Wolverhampton7.96 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWest Ham UnitedWolverhamptonBaseline
Rest days7 days7.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots14 shotsWest Ham United 13 shots, Wolverhampton 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsWest Ham United 4 shots, Wolverhampton 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.13 xG0.66 xGWest Ham United 1.13 xG, Wolverhampton 0.66 xG
  • Possession44%56%West Ham United 44%, Wolverhampton 56%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersWest Ham United 6 corners, Wolverhampton 5 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsWest Ham United 12 fouls, Wolverhampton 15 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.

Matheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetVladimír Coufal · West Ham United · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMario Lemina · Wolverhampton · 66′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMario Lemina · Wolverhampton · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJames Ward-Prowse · West Ham United · 19′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLucas Paquetá · West Ham United · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 28′ · 0.04 xG · on targetHwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Kudus · West Ham United · 23′ · 0.05 xG · goalHwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLucas Paquetá · West Ham United · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 74′ · 0.06 xG · goalCraig Dawson · Wolverhampton · 22′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 31′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNayef Aguerd · West Ham United · 48′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJames Ward-Prowse · West Ham United · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Kudus · West Ham United · 8′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedToti Gomes · Wolverhampton · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedKurt Zouma · West Ham United · 6′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Kudus · West Ham United · 32′ · 0.36 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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West Ham United: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.13 xG. Wolverhampton: 14 shots, 3 on target, 0.67 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′Mohammed Kudus · West Ham United · 23′Mohammed Kudus · West Ham United · 32′Jarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 74′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: West Ham United 1.13 xG · Wolverhampton 0.67 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2West Ham United
0Draws
2Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — West Ham United · Premier League1–0
West Ham United — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0
West Ham United — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–0
Wolverhampton — West Ham United · 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: West Ham United favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 3 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

West Ham United17 matchesWolverhampton17 matches
1.71 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/171.24 goals/match
1.76 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.71 goals/match
1.45 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/171.27 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots17/1711.4 shots/match
4.24 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/173.88 shots/match
41.8%Possession17/17● 48.9%
4.82 corners/match ●Corners17/174.24 corners/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls17/1713.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 17 Dec 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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