Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Manchester City FC

Wed 11 May 2022 · 19:15 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 78' Kevin De Bruyne

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Richard West
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Martin Atkinson
Referee Simon Bennett

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.5 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

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC 2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Manchester City FC	H	1–5	L
07 May	Chelsea FC	A	2–2	D
30 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–3	L
24 Apr	Burnley FC	A	0–1	L
08 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	5–1	W
08 May	Newcastle United FC	H	5–0	W
04 May	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
30 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	4–0	W
26 Apr	Real Madrid CF	H	4–3	W
23 Apr	Watford FC	H	5–1	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Manchester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
7' Brilliant from the ! Kevin De Bruyne makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 7.
11' Magnificent from Leander Dendoncker! That is 16 goals in 347 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
16' Brilliant from the ! Kevin De Bruyne makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 16.
21' Jose Sa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
24' Kevin De Bruyne doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
29' Portugal international Ruben Neves has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
34' Fernandinho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 438 appearances.
39' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' Joao Moutinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
54' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. 1-4!
61' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Aymeric Laporte is replaced by Nathan Ake.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' 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.
72' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Raul Jimenez is withdrawn and Hwang Heechan gets his opportunity.
77' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Fernandinho by Riyad Mahrez on 77 minute.
78' Kevin De Bruyne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
81' Manchester City FC make a change. Phil Foden trudges off to be replaced by Jack Grealish on 81 minutes.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raheem Sterling makes it 1-5.
85' Joao Moutinho makes way for Luke Cundle at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
John Ruddy
5
Marcal
26
Hwang Heechan ↑ 72'
11
Trincao ↑ 72'
2
Ki-Jana Hoever
17
Fabio Silva
39
Luke Cundle ↑ 85'
14
Yerson Mosquera
24
Toti Gomes

Coach Bruno Nascimento

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	9
Kevin De Bruyne	6
Gabriel Jesus	5
Raheem Sterling	4
Adama Traore	3
Phil Foden	2
Leander Dendoncker	2
Jack Grealish	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC L 2022-05-07 Chelsea FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2022-04-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-04-24 Burnley FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2022-04-08 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2022-04-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC W 2022-05-08 Manchester City FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC W 2022-05-04 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC L 2022-04-30 Leeds United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC22% Draw23% Manchester City FC55%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Manchester City FC

78%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC18% Draw39% Manchester City FC43%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 4

3.9%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	21%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	18%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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