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Manchester United 1–1 Wolverhampton · Premier League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester United and Wolverhampton drew 1–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
64
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester United and Wolves drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Manchester United – Wolves): shots 15–11, shots on target 6–4, possession 56%–44%, corners 8–4. 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.

Wolves's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.58 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 for0.8 goals/match0.58 goals/match1.43 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 Wolves.

4.01 days ▲Rest daysManchester United · Wolves3.22 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricManchester UnitedWolvesBaseline
Rest days4.01 days3.22 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Manchester United show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

16.1 shots/match ▲ShotsManchester United · Wolves8.79 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricManchester UnitedWolvesBaseline
Shots16.1 shots/match8.79 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against11.4 shots/match13.7 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsManchester United 15 shots, Wolverhampton 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsManchester United 6 shots, Wolverhampton 4 shots
  • Possession56%44%Manchester United 56%, Wolverhampton 44%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersManchester United 8 corners, Wolverhampton 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls12 foulsManchester United 9 fouls, Wolverhampton 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsManchester United 0 cards, Wolverhampton 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Manchester United
0Draws
2Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Manchester United · Premier League1–4
Manchester United — Wolverhampton · Premier League0–1
Wolverhampton — Manchester United · Premier League2–0
Wolverhampton — Manchester United · Premier League3–4
Manchester United — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester United favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester United19 matchesWolverhampton19 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/190.58 goals/match
1.53 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/192.11 goals/match
16.1 shots/match ▲Shots19/198.79 shots/match
5.63 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/192.89 shots/match
53.4% ●Possession19/1945%
4.74 corners/match ●Corners19/192.89 corners/match
1.53 cards/matchCards19/192.21 cards/match
9.58 fouls/matchFouls19/1914.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Wed, 31 Dec 2025, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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