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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Mon 21 Sep 2020 · 19:15 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 35' Gabriel Jesus
Y 35' Benjamin Mendy
Y 86' Rodri

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

3
1
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-01-14 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2018-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
14 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
11 Aug Sevilla FC H 0–1 L
06 Aug PAE Olympiakos SFP H 1–0 W
26 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
20 Jul Crystal Palace FC H 2–0 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–1 W
15 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–3 L
07 Aug Real Madrid CF H 2–1 W
26 Jul Norwich City FC H 5–0 W
21 Jul Watford FC A 4–0 W
18 Jul Arsenal FC A 0–2 L

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' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have kicked off against Manchester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Nathan Ake is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC so far.
  • 8' The whistle greets Marcal as he departs to be replaced by Ruben Vinagre.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' A goal from the Belgium international Kevin De Bruyne! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-1!
  • 25' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Phil Foden is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 35' Gabriel Jesus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nuno Espírito Santo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 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' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Ferran Torres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Brazil international Ederson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Daniel Podence is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 78' GOAL! Raul Jimenez fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 78' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Joao Moutinho exits the field as Leander Dendoncker enters on 78.
  • 81' Ferran is replacing Raheem Sterling for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Rodri on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester City FC will be frustrated.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 9
Kevin De Bruyne 6
Gabriel Jesus 5
Raheem Sterling 4
Adama Traore 3
Hwang Heechan 2
Julian Alvarez 2
Raul Jimenez 2

Head to Head

2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-01-14 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2018-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester City FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2020-09-14 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-08-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Sevilla FC L 2020-08-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2020-07-26 Chelsea FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-08-15 Manchester City FC 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L 2020-08-07 Manchester City FC 2–1 Real Madrid CF W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2020-07-18 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC32% Draw29% Manchester City FC39%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Manchester City FC
68%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC23% Draw46% Manchester City FC31%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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