Premier League · 2023Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Everton

0–1Full-time recap

Wolverhampton

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Everton	Wolverhampton
Shots	15 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.34 xG/match▲	1.08 xG/match
Possession	47%	53%●
Corners	7 corners/match●	0 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Everton: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.35 xG. Wolverhampton: 11 shots, 2 on target, 1.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Everton 1.35 xG · Wolverhampton 1.07 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Everton

1Draws

3Wolverhampton

20 May 2023Wolverhampton — Everton · Premier League1–1

26 Dec 2022Everton — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–2

13 Mar 2022Everton — Wolverhampton · Premier League0–1

1 Nov 2021Wolverhampton — Everton · Premier League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Everton favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0 · 13 too close

0 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/30.67 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31.67 goals/match

1.57 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.86 xG/match

1.86 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.92 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/316.7 shots/match

11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/315.3 shots/match

6 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/34.33 shots/match

3.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/36 shots/match

42.7%Possessionseason · 3/3●49.3%

7.67 corners/match●Cornersseason · 3/34 corners/match

3.67 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/36 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/312.7 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/333%

0%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/367%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Everton19.2

Wolverhampton50

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Everton39.7

Wolverhampton35.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Everton57.7

Wolverhampton34.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Everton65.4

Wolverhampton73.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Everton57.7

Wolverhampton80.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Everton73.1

Wolverhampton23.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Everton61.5

Wolverhampton48.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Everton3 matchesWolverhampton3 matches

0 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲0.67 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲1.67 goals/match

1.57 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.86 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲16.7 shots/match

6 shots/match▲Shots on target3/34.33 shots/match

42.7%Possession3/3●49.3%

7.67 corners/match●Corners3/34 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls3/312.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Everton2 matchesWolverhampton2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4