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Liverpool 2–1 Wolverhampton · Premier League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 2–1.

Shots
149
Shots on target
44
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Wolves 2–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Wolves): shots 14–9, shots on target 4–4, possession 67%–33%, corners 6–4. 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.

Liverpool show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Liverpool's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.1 shots/match ▲ShotsLiverpool · Wolves8.67 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolWolvesBaseline
Shots15.1 shots/match8.67 shots/match11.8 shots/match
Shots against11.4 shots/match13.7 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

weak

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

6.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season8.67 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots6.8 shots/match8.67 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.2% ●PossessionLiverpool · Wolves45.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolWolvesBaseline
Possession61.2%45.1%51.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots9 shotsLiverpool 14 shots, Wolverhampton 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsLiverpool 4 shots, Wolverhampton 4 shots
  • Possession67%33%Liverpool 67%, Wolverhampton 33%
  • Corners6 corners4 cornersLiverpool 6 corners, Wolverhampton 4 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls13 foulsLiverpool 5 fouls, Wolverhampton 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardLiverpool 0 cards, Wolverhampton 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Liverpool
0Draws
0Wolverhampton
Liverpool — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — Liverpool · Premier League1–2
Liverpool — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0
Wolverhampton — Liverpool · Premier League1–3
Liverpool — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool18 matchesWolverhampton18 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/180.56 goals/match
1.44 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/182.17 goals/match
15.1 shots/match ▲Shots18/188.67 shots/match
4.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/182.83 shots/match
61.2% ●Possession18/1845.1%
5.11 corners/match ●Corners18/182.83 corners/match
1.83 cards/matchCards18/182.22 cards/match
9.72 fouls/matchFouls18/1814.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples18 / 18home / 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, 27 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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