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Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton · Premier League

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 2–1.

Shots
163
Shots on target
22
Possession
69%31%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Wolves 2–1. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Wolves): shots 16–3, shots on target 2–2, possession 69%–31%, corners 8–0. 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.

Wolves show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

14.6 shots/match ▲ShotsArsenal · Wolves8.63 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricArsenalWolvesBaseline
Shots14.6 shots/match8.63 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against7.44 shots/match14.1 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

Wolves's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.56 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 for0.4 goals/match0.56 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Arsenal, Wolves.

7.31 days ▲Rest daysArsenal · Wolves5 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricArsenalWolvesBaseline
Rest days7.31 days5 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots3 shotsArsenal 16 shots, Wolverhampton 3 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots2 shotsArsenal 2 shots, Wolverhampton 2 shots
  • Possession69%31%Arsenal 69%, Wolverhampton 31%
  • Corners8 corners0 cornersArsenal 8 corners, Wolverhampton 0 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls15 foulsArsenal 7 fouls, Wolverhampton 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards4 cardsArsenal 0 cards, Wolverhampton 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Arsenal
0Draws
0Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Arsenal · Premier League0–1
Arsenal — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0
Wolverhampton — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Arsenal — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–1
Arsenal — Wolverhampton · Premier League5–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Arsenal favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Arsenal16 matchesWolverhampton16 matches
1.88 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/160.56 goals/match
0.63 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/162.19 goals/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots16/168.63 shots/match
5.13 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/162.81 shots/match
59.4% ●Possession16/1645.9%
6.06 corners/match ●Corners16/162.75 corners/match
1.25 cards/matchCards16/162.31 cards/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1614.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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