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Manchester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 12:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ruben Dias 40' Y
Rodri 43' Y
Y 45' Raul Jimenez
R 45' Raul Jimenez
Y 45' Ruben Neves
Y 78' Leander Dendoncker
Joao Cancelo 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

12
1
3
Manchester City FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec RB Leipzig A 1–2 L
04 Dec Watford FC A 3–1 W
01 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
28 Nov West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–1 W
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Burnley FC H 0–0 D
27 Nov Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
20 Nov West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
06 Nov Crystal Palace FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
#9 Position #3
0 Points 20
0 Played 38
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 11 / 24
0 Scored 27
0 Conceded 68
+0 GD -41
– PPG 0.53
– Win % 8%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Manchester City FC host Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Ederson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past Wolverhampton Wanderers FC's compact .
  • 40' Ruben Dias catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Rodri is booked for Manchester City FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Raul Jimenez on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Ruben Neves is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC so far.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adama Traore suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ilkay Gundogan departs to be replaced by Phil Foden.
  • 61' England international Max Kilman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' Raheem Sterling has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Adama Traore is replaced by Hwang Heechan on 67 minute.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Jack Grealish is replaced by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 78' Leander Dendoncker picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Joao Cancelo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Ruben Neves exits the field as Trincao enters on 82.
  • 87' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Leander Dendoncker has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Podence to step up.
  • It finishes all square. Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 9
Kevin De Bruyne 6
Gabriel Jesus 5
Raheem Sterling 4
Adama Traore 3
Julian Alvarez 2
Raul Jimenez 2
Phil Foden 2

Head to Head

2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-12-07 RB Leipzig 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-12-04 Watford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-11-28 Manchester City FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2021-11-24 Manchester City FC 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC W

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2021-12-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2021-11-27 Norwich City FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-11-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2021-11-06 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.79 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC48% Draw38% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
52%
Manchester City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC23% Draw69% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
1.7%
1 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 28% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.