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' Three points are at stake. Manchester City FC host Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' The 27-year-old Matheus Cunha has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' 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.
30' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Kevin De Bruyne puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toti Gomes, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
58' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 58 minute. Nico O'Reilly leaves to be changed by Manuel Akanji.
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' Pablo Sarabia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Doherty on 65 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is replaced by Rodrigo Gomes.
71' Manchester City FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 80 minute. Andre leaves to be changed by Goncalo Guedes.
83' Rico Lewis is replacing Omar Marmoush for the Manchester City FC side.
84' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — James McAtee on, Ilkay Gundogan off on 84 minutes.
85' Hwang Heechan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Cunha at the 85 minute mark.
86' Santiago Bueno is replacing Nelson Semedo for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
90' Manchester City FC make a change. Mateo Kovacic trudges off to be replaced by Nico Gonzalez on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Manchester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC share the spoils 1-0.

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
Julian Alvarez	2
Raul Jimenez	2
Phil Foden	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.