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

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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 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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 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

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Manchester City FC
#3	Position	#9
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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester City FC.
5' Jose Sa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 93 appearances.
7' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
11' What a strike from Leander Dendoncker! The score is 1-1.
16' GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne fires home to make it 1-2!
21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
24' Brilliant from the ! Kevin De Bruyne makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 24.
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' 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.
44' 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.
49' 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.
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' Pedro Neto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne scores on 60.
61' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Aymeric Laporte exits the field as Nathan Ake enters on 61.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Raul Jimenez departs to be replaced by Hwang Heechan.
77' The crowd applauds Fernandinho as he leaves the pitch. Riyad Mahrez steps in for Manchester City FC.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin De Bruyne.
81' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Jack Grealish comes on to replace Phil Foden.
84' The deadlock is broken! Raheem Sterling gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
85' Luke Cundle gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Joao Moutinho and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

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
Hwang Heechan	2
Julian Alvarez	2
Raul Jimenez	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

1 / 4

0.6 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC16% Draw26% Manchester City FC58%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Manchester City FC

84%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Manchester City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC10% Draw48% Manchester City FC42%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

0 – 1

16.2%

0 – 2

14.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.5%

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 4

3.4%

2 – 1

2.9%

2 – 2

2.6%

1 – 4

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	26%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	20%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

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