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

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Premier League · 2022-23

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

2 – 0

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Brentford FC

Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Mathias Jensen

Joao Gomes 35' Y

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Neil Davies
Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Scott Ledger
Referee Craig Pawson

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Brentford FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Brentford FC 2022-10-29 Brentford FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-01-22 Brentford FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-09-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Brentford FC	H	2–0	W
08 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
18 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	2–4	L
12 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
04 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
08 Apr	Newcastle United FC	H	1–2	L
05 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	0–1	L
01 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–3	D
18 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Southampton FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Brentford FC
#3	Position	#16
20	Points	0
38	Played	0
3 / 11 / 24	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
27	Scored	0
68	Conceded	0
-41	GD	+0
0.53	PPG	–
8%	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Brentford FC are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is hosting Brentford FC for another epic battle.
5' Brentford FC have won 506 goals from 344 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Aaron Hickey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 308 appearances.
12' Mathias Jensen is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' Mathias Jensen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' A quiet spell here at Molineux Stadium. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' A goal from the Brazil international Diego Costa! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-0!
28' Diego Costa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Christian Norgaard is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC tonight.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Mee made 342 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Kevin Schade is withdrawn and Yoane Wissa gets his opportunity.
64' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Pablo Sarabia exits the field as Hwang Heechan enters on 64.
69' Brilliant from the ! Hwang Heechan makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 69.
73' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC make a change. Diego Costa trudges off to be replaced by Joao Moutinho on 73 minutes.
74' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Nunes departs to be replaced by Adama Traore.
79' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
89' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 89 minute. Mario Lemina leaves to be changed by Pedro Neto.
90' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Matheus Cunha is replaced by Hugo Bueno on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Daniel Bentley
28
Joao Moutinho ↑ 73'
37
Adama Traore ↑ 73'
11
Hwang Heechan ↑ 64'
7
Pedro Neto ↑ 89'
10
Daniel Podence
4
Nathan Collins
64
Hugo Bueno ↑ 89'
59
Joe Hodge

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Ethan Pinnock
3
Rico Henry ↓ Shandon Baptiste 74'
10
Josh Dasilva ↓ Mikkel Damsgaard 61'
1
David Raya
17
Ivan Toney
19
Bryan Mbeumo
8
Mathias Jensen ↓ Vitaly Janelt 61'
6
Christian Norgaard ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 74'
2
Aaron Hickey ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 74'
9
Kevin Schade ↓ Yoane Wissa 61'
16
Ben Mee

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bryan Mbeumo	4
Hwang Heechan	3
Ivan Toney	3
Nathan Collins	2
Ruben Neves	2
Matheus Cunha	2
Diego Costa	2
Neal Maupay	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-04-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2023-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2023-03-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–4 Leeds United FC L 2023-03-12 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-03-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Brentford FC Form

2023-04-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Brentford FC L 2023-04-08 Brentford FC 1–2 Newcastle United FC L 2023-04-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2023-04-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Brentford FC D 2023-03-18 Brentford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-03-15 Southampton FC 0–2 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC43% Draw38% Brentford FC19%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	69%	31%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Brentford FC

57%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brentford FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC21% Draw67% Brentford FC12%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

31.2%

1 – 0

19.9%

0 – 1

12.4%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

3.1%

1 – 2

2.7%

3 – 0

1.9%

2 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

1.2%

0 – 3

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	25%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	15%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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