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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Stephen Child
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

3
1
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Manchester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Manchester City FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Everton FC H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 6–1 W
12 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Wolverhampton Wanderers FC face off against Manchester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Ilkay Gundogan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Vincent Kompany. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nuno Espírito Santo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 37' Fernandinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Conor Coady. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have won 408 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' The 32-year-old Aymeric Laporte has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Willy Boly — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 62' Bernardo Silva makes way for Gabriel Jesus at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vincent Kompany made 438 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' The Spain Aymeric Laporte breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-1!
  • 72' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Helder Costa by Adama Traore on 72 minute.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Ilkay Gundogan as he leaves the pitch. Leroy Sane steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 82' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jonny Castro departs to be replaced by Ruben Vinagre.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC36% Draw30% Manchester City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Manchester City FC
64%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC25% Draw50% Manchester City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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