Manchester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 2 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 53,282 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kevin De Bruyne 35' 1–0

Overview

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

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2024-10-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2024-05-04 Manchester City FC 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2023-09-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2023-01-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
22 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Everton FC	A	2–0	W
12 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	5–2	W
06 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	0–0	D

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L
26 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
13 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	4–2	W
05 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–1	W
01 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
5' Marshall Munetsi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
40' Pablo Sarabia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
45' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Gomes made 439 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Nico O'Reilly is replaced by Manuel Akanji on 58 minute.
63' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Santiago Bueno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pablo Sarabia is hanging Matt Doherty on the field on 65 minute.
66' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Gomes. He replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde on 66 minute.
71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Andre has done his job and it is now time for Goncalo Guedes to step up.
83' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Rico Lewis on, Omar Marmoush off on 83 minutes.
84' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McAtee is hanging Ilkay Gundogan on the field on 84 minute.
85' Hwang Heechan gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Matheus Cunha and will look to change the dynamic.
86' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Nelson Semedo is replaced by Santiago Bueno on 86 minute.
90' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Nico Gonzalez on, Mateo Kovacic off on 90 minutes.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

47
Phil Foden ↑ 84'
10
Jack Grealish
25
Manuel Akanji ↑ 58'
18
Stefan Ortega Moreno
9
Erling Haaland
26
Savio
14
Nico Gonzalez ↑ 90'
87
James McAtee ↑ 84'
82
Rico Lewis ↑ 83'

Coach Pep Guardiola

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Matt Doherty ↓ Pablo Sarabia 65'
3
Rayan Ait Nouri
27
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 66'
10
Matheus Cunha ↓ Hwang Heechan 85'
22
Nelson Semedo ↓ Santiago Bueno 86'
1
Jose Sa
5
Marshall Munetsi
8
Joao Gomes
7
Andre ↓ Goncalo Guedes 80'
12
Emmanuel Agbadou
24
Toti Gomes

Bench

25
Daniel Bentley
11
Hwang Heechan ↑ 85'
29
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 80'
21
Pablo Sarabia ↑ 65'
4
Santiago Bueno ↑ 86'
19
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 66'
20
Tommy Doyle
34
Nasser Djiga
37
Pedro Lima

Coach Vítor Pereira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	9
Kevin De Bruyne	6
Gabriel Jesus	5
Raheem Sterling	4
Adama Traore	3
Hwang Heechan	2
Julian Alvarez	2
Raul Jimenez	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-19 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-04-06 Manchester United FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Leicester City FC W 2025-04-20 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-13 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-04-05 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.6 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC54% Draw26% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

46%

Manchester City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC36% Draw47% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC17%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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