Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 10 May 2025 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium 31,279 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Danny Welbeck pen

0–2 85' Brajan Gruda

Matheus Cunha 27' Y

Y 45' Mats Wieffer

Overview

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

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 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2024-02-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-01-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–2	L
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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
04 May	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	3–2	W
19 Apr	Brentford FC	A	2–4	L
12 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	2–2	D
05 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#3	Position	#15
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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Molineux Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wolverhampton Wanderers FC that had 343 games and scored 398 goals.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Sweden international Yasin Ayari has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' Matheus Cunha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
28' GOAL! Danny Welbeck scores on 28.
33' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Jose Sa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
43' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mats Wieffer.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' 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.
59' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Doherty departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Gomes.
60' Simon Adingra is replacing Tariq Lamptey for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
65' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
78' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 78 minute. Carlos Baleba leaves to be changed by Diego Gomez.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
85' The Germany Brajan Gruda breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 0-2!
89' Mateus Mane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre on 89 minute.
90' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Yasin Ayari exits the field as Jack Hinshelwood enters on 90.
0-2 the final result. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Matt Doherty ↓ Rodrigo Gomes 59'
3
Rayan Ait Nouri
10
Matheus Cunha ↓ Jorgen Strand Larsen 59'
29
Goncalo Guedes ↓ Pablo Sarabia 60'
22
Nelson Semedo
1
Jose Sa
5
Marshall Munetsi
8
Joao Gomes ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 60'
7
Andre ↓ Mateus Mane 89'
12
Emmanuel Agbadou
24
Toti Gomes

Bench

Coach Vítor Pereira

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Jason Steele
3
Igor Julio
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 78'
16
Eiran Cashin
11
Simon Adingra ↑ 60'
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 59'
41
Jack Hinshelwood ↑ 90'
25
Diego Gomez ↑ 78'
72
Harry Howell

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Welbeck	4
Lewis Dunk	3
Pascal Gross	3
Neal Maupay	2
Diogo Jota	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Ruben Neves	2
Romain Saiss	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2025-05-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-05-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2025-04-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 West Ham United FC W 2025-04-19 Brentford FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-04-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.73 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC31% Draw36% Brighton & Hove Albion FC33%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	76%	24%
± 1.5	47%	53%
± 2.5	21%	79%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

69%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC18% Draw62% Brighton & Hove Albion FC20%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.8%

0 – 1

15.8%

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

2.1%

0 – 3

1.8%

1 – 3

1.5%

3 – 0

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	19%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	22%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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