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' And we are off! Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brentford FC — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' Max Kilman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brentford FC so far.
12' Poor challenge from Mathias Jensen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julen Lopetegui will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brentford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Costa makes no mistake. 1-0!
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Costa makes no mistake. 2-0!
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Joao Gomes is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
40' Josh Dasilva has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Bryan Mbeumo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Brentford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' The whistle greets Kevin Schade as he departs to be replaced by Yoane Wissa.
64' The whistle greets Pablo Sarabia as he departs to be replaced by Hwang Heechan.
69' GOAL! Hwang Heechan fires home to make it 3-0!
73' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Costa departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
74' Adama Traore gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Matheus Nunes and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brentford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 344 games and scored 506 goals.
89' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Mario Lemina is withdrawn and Pedro Neto gets his opportunity.
90' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Bueno. He replaces Matheus Cunha on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ivan Toney	3
Hwang Heechan	3
Christian Norgaard	2
Nathan Collins	2
Ruben Neves	2
Matheus Cunha	2
Diego Costa	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.