Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium 31,317 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Kaoru Mitoma

0–2 46' Pervis Estupinan

0–3 51' Solly March

0–4 55' Solly March

Hwang Heechan 61' 1–4

Y 8' Pascal Gross

Craig Dawson 17' Y

Y 18' James Milner

Y 19' Julio Enciso

Y 60' Pervis Estupinan

Hwang Heechan 63' Y

Y 64' Joao Pedro

Matheus Nunes 76' Y

Max Kilman 88' Y

Matheus Nunes 90' YR

Y 90' Adam Webster

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Assistant 1 James Mainwaring
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-04-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-11-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-04-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–4	L
14 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	0–1	L
28 May	Arsenal FC	A	0–5	L
20 May	Everton FC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Manchester United FC	A	0–2	L
06 May	Aston Villa FC	H	1–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	4–1	W
12 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	4–1	W
28 May	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
24 May	Manchester City FC	H	1–1	D
21 May	Southampton FC	H	3–1	W
18 May	Newcastle United FC	A	1–4	L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
8' Controversy at the stadium! Pascal Gross argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
13' With 4 assists to his name this season, Pascal Gross is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
15' The deadlock is broken! Kaoru Mitoma gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Dawson on 17 minutes.
18' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
19' Julio Enciso picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their 4-4-1-1 trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
29' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Brilliant from the ! Pervis Estupinan makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 46.
47' Pervis Estupinan with the second goal in the match!
48' Solly March adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
51' The England right winger Solly March breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-5!
55' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Fabio Silva by Hwang Heechan on 55 minute.
55' Solly March has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
57' Joao Pedro is replacing Danny Welbeck for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
60' Pervis Estupinan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
61' Hwang Heechan doubles the advantage! 1-6 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' Hwang Heechan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Hwang Heechan argues furiously but the card stands.
64' A moment of madness from Joao Pedro on 64 minutes earns him a card. Brighton & Hove Albion FC will be frustrated.
67' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Julio Enciso by Evan Ferguson on 67 minute.
71' Toti Gomes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Dawson at the 71 minute mark.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheus Nunes on 76.
81' Mahmoud Dahoud has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pascal Gross on 81 minute.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roberto De Zerbi might look to freshen things up shortly.
87' Hugo Bueno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rayan Ait Nouri at the 87 minute mark.
88' Max Kilman is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Matheus Nunes argues furiously but the card stands.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

14
Adam Lallana ↑ 81'
34
Joel Veltman ↑ 57'
8
Mahmoud Dahoud ↑ 81'
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro ↑ 57'
3
Igor Julio
1
Bart Verbruggen
24
Simon Adingra
28
Evan Ferguson ↑ 67'

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Welbeck	4
Lewis Dunk	3
Pascal Gross	3
Ruben Neves	2
Romain Saiss	2
Deniz Undav	2
Gerard Deulofeu	2
Solly March	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-08-14 Manchester United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-05-28 Arsenal FC 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-05-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2023-05-13 Manchester United FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-05-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-08-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-05-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2023-05-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2023-05-18 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC26% Draw25% Brighton & Hove Albion FC49%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

74%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC21% Draw42% Brighton & Hove Albion FC37%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 3

4.6%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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