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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Etihad Stadium!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hwang Heechan made 268 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' 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.
35' What a strike from Kevin De Bruyne! The score is 1-0.
40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
45' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Rayan Ait Nouri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Santiago Bueno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' Manuel Akanji is replacing Nico O'Reilly for the Manchester City FC side.
63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
65' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Pablo Sarabia comes on to replace Matt Doherty.
66' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Rodrigo Gomes comes on to replace Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
71' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Goncalo Guedes comes on to replace Andre.
83' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rico Lewis is hanging Omar Marmoush on the field on 83 minute.
84' The whistle greets Ilkay Gundogan as he departs to be replaced by James McAtee.
85' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 85 minute. Matheus Cunha leaves to be changed by Hwang Heechan.
86' The whistle greets Nelson Semedo as he departs to be replaced by Santiago Bueno.
90' Manchester City FC make a change. Mateo Kovacic trudges off to be replaced by Nico Gonzalez on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Phil Foden	2
Leander Dendoncker	2
Jack Grealish	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

0.95 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.42 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC50% Draw34% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC16%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

50%

Manchester City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC27% Draw64% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC9%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

2 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 2

2.1%

0 – 2

1.9%

3 – 1

1.7%

2 – 2

1.2%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	13%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	28%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	11%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

66% ✓

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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