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Manchester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Sun 22 Jan 2023 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Max Kilman
Y 13' Mario Lemina
Y 14' Julen Lopetegui
Rodri 25' Y
Rodri 26' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Lee Betts
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

12
1
3
Manchester City FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-09-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC 2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
19 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–2 W
14 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
08 Jan Chelsea FC H 4–0 W
05 Jan Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
31 Dec Everton FC H 1–1 D
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
17 Jan Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
14 Jan West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
07 Jan Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
04 Jan Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
31 Dec Manchester United FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Manchester City FC get us underway at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max Kilman.
  • 13' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' Poor challenge from Lopetegui. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' Hwang Heechan is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 25' Rodri is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rodri.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Kilman made 348 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Erling Haaland makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 45' Ederson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Nathan Ake has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rico Lewis on 46 minute.
  • 49' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 49 to make it 2-0!
  • 50' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 3-0.
  • 54' The Norway Erling Haaland breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 4-0!
  • 59' Riyad Mahrez, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Erling Haaland is replaced by Julian Alvarez.
  • 66' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' Daniel Podence has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mario Lemina on 67 minute.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Kevin De Bruyne exits the field as Bernardo Silva enters on 77.
  • 81' Manchester City FC make a change. Riyad Mahrez trudges off to be replaced by Cole Palmer on 81 minutes.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 9
Kevin De Bruyne 6
Gabriel Jesus 5
Raheem Sterling 4
Adama Traore 3
Jack Grealish 2
Conor Coady 2
Hwang Heechan 2

Head to Head

2023-01-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-09-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC 2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Manchester City FC Form

2023-01-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-01-19 Manchester City FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-01-14 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-01-05 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2022-12-31 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-01-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-01-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2023-01-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2023-01-07 Liverpool FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2023-01-04 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2022-12-31 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC66% Draw21% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
34%
Manchester City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC47% Draw41% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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