Wolverhampton 2–1 Manchester City — Premier League 2023/24 Match Stats

Premier League · 2023Sat, 30 Sept 2023, 14:00 UTC

Wolverhampton

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2–1Historical match

Manchester City

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 2–1.

Shots: 323
Shots on target: 18
Expected goals: 0.470.87
Possession: 32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat Manchester City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Wolverhampton – Manchester City): shots 3–23, shots on target 1–8, expected goals 0.47–0.87, possession 32%–68%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Wolverhampton's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.3 shots/match ▲ShotsWolverhampton · Manchester City18.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Wolverhampton	Manchester City	Baseline
Shots	11.3 shots/match	18.1 shots/match	14.4 shots/match
Shots against	17.3 shots/match	6.29 shots/match	13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Manchester City have a visible away split

weak

Manchester City's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

24.8 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season18.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	24.8 shots/match	18.1 shots/match	14.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Wolverhampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	8 shots/match	11.3 shots/match	14.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots3 shots23 shotsWolverhampton 3 shots, Manchester City 23 shots
Shots on target1 shot8 shotsWolverhampton 1 shot, Manchester City 8 shots
Expected goals0.47 xG0.87 xGWolverhampton 0.47 xG, Manchester City 0.87 xG
Possession32%68%Wolverhampton 32%, Manchester City 68%
Corners0 corners6 cornersWolverhampton 0 corners, Manchester City 6 corners
Fouls18 fouls12 foulsWolverhampton 18 fouls, Manchester City 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Wolverhampton

0Draws

4Manchester City

22 Jan 2023Manchester City — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0

17 Sept 2022Wolverhampton — Manchester City · Premier League0–3

11 May 2022Wolverhampton — Manchester City · Premier League1–5

11 Dec 2021Manchester City — 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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Manchester City in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton7 matchesManchester City7 matches

1.14 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 2.43 goals/match

1.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 0.71 goals/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 2.11 xG/match

11.3 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 18.1 shots/match

3.29 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 7.57 shots/match

45%Possession7/7● 66.4%

2.71 corners/matchCorners7/7● 6.71 corners/match

13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/79 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples7 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Sat, 30 Sept 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4