Premier League · 2023Mon, 14 Aug 2023, 19:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Manchester United

1–0Full-time recap

Wolverhampton

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Manchester United	Wolverhampton
Shots	15 shots/match	23 shots/match▲
Shots on target	3 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	2.21 xG/match	2.35 xG/match▲
Possession	51%●	49%
Corners	8 corners/match●	7 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	10 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

Manchester United: 15 shots, 2 on target, 2.25 xG. Wolverhampton: 23 shots, 6 on target, 2.29 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: Manchester United 2.25 xG · Wolverhampton 2.29 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.

3Manchester United

0Draws

1Wolverhampton

13 May 2023Manchester United — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0

31 Dec 2022Wolverhampton — Manchester United · Premier League0–1

3 Jan 2022Manchester United — Wolverhampton · Premier League0–1

29 Aug 2021Wolverhampton — Manchester United · Premier League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Unavailable analysis

The retained evidence does not clear the minimum gates.

Sections that would imply a supported comparison are intentionally omitted.

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable

Season samples1 / 1home / away teams

Recent samples1 / 1last-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.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Mon, 14 Aug 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4