Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2025/26)
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Barrott (England)
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Wade Smith
26 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 15 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–3 L 20 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D 07 Apr Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L 02 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–2 L 16 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–3 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC0-151/216-301/331-45–/246-601/161-75–/276+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Molineux Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Leicester City FC.
- 5' Carlos Forbs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 16' Toti Gomes is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
- 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Coady, as he is very good at scoring at Molineux Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 26' James Justin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 33' GOAL! Matheus Cunha scores on 33. Assisted by Rayan Ait Nouri
- 38' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' 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.
- 45' Jordan Ayew is replacing Bobby Reid for the Leicester City FC side.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Kasey McAteer. He replaces Facundo Buonanotte on 46 minute.
- 48' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' What a strike from Jorgen Strand Larsen! The score is 2-0.
- 61' Leicester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' The referee calls foul for Wilfred Ndidi. He receives a card.
- 69' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
- 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Gomes. He replaces Jorgen Strand Larsen on 77 minute.
- 81' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Oliver Skipp gets a card.
- 83' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Bilal El Khannouss is replaced by Jeremy Monga.
- 84' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is replacing Andre for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
- 85' GOAL! Rodrigo Gomes scores on 85. Assisted by Matheus Cunha
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Goncalo Guedes. He replaces Matheus Cunha on 89 minute.
- The final score is 3-0.
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Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Matt Doherty ↓ Santiago Bueno 84'
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Rayan Ait Nouri ↓ Pablo Sarabia 77'
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Matheus Cunha ↓ Goncalo Guedes 89'
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Nelson Semedo ↓ Carlos Forbs 89'
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Andre ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 84'
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Bench
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Jean-Ricner Bellegarde ↑ 84'
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Goncalo Guedes ↑ 89'
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Pablo Sarabia ↑ 77'
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Santiago Bueno ↑ 84'
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Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 77'
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Carlos Forbs ↑ 89'
Coach Vítor PereiraLeicester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ricardo Pereira ↓ James Justin 46'
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Bobby Reid ↓ Jordan Ayew 45'
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Bench
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Jordan Ayew ↑ 45'
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Oliver Skipp ↑ 46'
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James Justin ↑ 46'
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Kasey McAteer ↑ 46'
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Jeremy Monga ↑ 83'
Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie Vardy 4 Matheus Cunha 3 Diogo Jota 3 James Maddison 2 Ruben Neves 2 Timothy Castagne 2 Rodrigo Gomes 2 Jorgen Strand Larsen 1 Head to Head
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
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 2025-03-15 Southampton FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC WLeicester City FC Form
2025-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-04-20 Leicester City FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2025-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L 2025-04-02 Manchester City FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-03-16 Leicester City FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.85 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 Leicester City FC xGI would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to win 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.87Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 82%Draw or Leicester City FC 41%Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Leicester City FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%1 – 0 9.8%2 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 5.9%3 – 0 Actual1 – 2 5.2%0 – 1 4.9%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 2 3.1%0 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 23% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.