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Manchester City 2–0 Wolverhampton · Premier League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 2–0.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
41
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Wolves 2–0. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Wolves): shots 11–11, shots on target 4–1, possession 64%–36%, corners 4–6. 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.

Manchester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.04 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/match2.04 goals/match1.43 goals/match

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

Wolves show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

14.1 shots/match ▲ShotsManchester City · Wolves9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricManchester CityWolvesBaseline
Shots14.1 shots/match9 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against9.35 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.4% ●PossessionManchester City · Wolves44%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricManchester CityWolvesBaseline
Possession59.4%44%50.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsManchester City 11 shots, Wolverhampton 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotManchester City 4 shots, Wolverhampton 1 shot
  • Possession64%36%Manchester City 64%, Wolverhampton 36%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersManchester City 4 corners, Wolverhampton 6 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsManchester City 16 fouls, Wolverhampton 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsManchester City 1 card, Wolverhampton 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Manchester City
0Draws
1Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Manchester City · Premier League0–4
Manchester City — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–0
Wolverhampton — Manchester City · Premier League1–2
Manchester City — Wolverhampton · Premier League5–1
Wolverhampton — Manchester City · Premier League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City23 matchesWolverhampton23 matches
2.04 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/230.65 goals/match
0.91 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/231.87 goals/match
14.1 shots/match ▲Shots23/239 shots/match
5.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.04 shots/match
59.4% ●Possession23/2344%
5.61 corners/match ●Corners23/233.39 corners/match
1.7 cards/matchCards23/232.22 cards/match
9.87 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 24 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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