Premier League · 2025Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeMolineux StadiumFull-time recap

Wolves

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Brentford

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Wolves	Brentford
Shots	9 shots/match▲	7 shots/match
Shots on target	2 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Possession	43%	57%
Corners	3 corners/match	4 corners/match
Fouls	12 fouls/match	15 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match▲	4 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Wolves's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Wolves's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.53 goals/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
Goals for	0.4 goals/match	0.53 goals/match	1.42 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Wolves favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Brentford in 10 · 4 too close

0.53 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/17▲1.41 goals/match

2.18 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/17▲1.47 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

8.65 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/17▲9.71 shots/match

13.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/17▲12.4 shots/match

2.76 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 17/17▲3.94 shots/match

4.88 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 17/17▲3.88 shots/match

45.8%Possessionseason · 17/1744.8%

2.76 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/175.06 corners/match

6.35 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/17▲4.53 corners/match

2.29 cards/matchCardsseason · 17/17▲2 cards/match

14.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1711.5 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 · 17/17▲18%

41%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/17▲76%

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.

Wolves32.5

Brentford27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Wolves4.2

Brentford35.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Wolves10.8

Brentford51.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Wolves2.5

Brentford17.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Wolves87.5

Brentford67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Wolves2.5

Brentford45

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Wolves27.5

Brentford44.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲1.2 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.2 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

6.8 shots/matchShots5/5▲7.6 shots/match

2.2 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲2.8 shots/match

41.8%Possession5/550.2%

2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards5/51.8 cards/match

16.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

0.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.5 goals/match

2.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.3 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

8.1 shots/matchShots10/10▲10.8 shots/match

2.4 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.2 shots/match

44.6%Possession10/1049%

1.9 corners/matchCorners10/105.3 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards10/102 cards/match

14.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 17 matches

0.53 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲1.41 goals/match

2.18 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲1.47 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

8.65 shots/matchShots17/17▲9.71 shots/match

2.76 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲3.94 shots/match

45.8%Possession17/1744.8%

2.76 corners/matchCorners17/175.06 corners/match

2.29 cards/matchCards17/172 cards/match

14.4 fouls/matchFouls17/1711.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 9 matches

0.78 goals/matchGoals scored9/9▲0.89 goals/match

2.56 goals/matchGoals allowed9/9▲1.78 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

9.78 shots/match▲Shots9/98.89 shots/match

3.22 shots/matchShots on target9/9▲3.44 shots/match

48.2%Possession9/948.6%

2.67 corners/matchCorners9/96.22 corners/match

1.56 cards/matchCards9/92.22 cards/match

13.9 fouls/matchFouls9/911.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.79 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.94 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples17 / 17home / 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: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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