Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium 29,632 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 17' Nordi Mukiele
Santiago Bueno 54' 1–1
R 24' Daniel Ballard
Y 45' Brian Brobbey
Y 56' Granit Xhaka
Y 81' Dennis Cirkin
Y 90' Robin Roefs

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
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

1
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2025-10-18 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L
18 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
10 Apr West Ham United FC A 0–4 L
16 Mar Brentford FC A 2–2 D
06 Mar Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L
19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L
12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Nilson Angulo 1 G 1 A
Wilson Isidor 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' GOAL! Nordi Mukiele scores on 17.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at Molineux Stadium. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' Daniel Ballard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
  • 29' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have won 413 goals from 350 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 44' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' That is a card for Sunderland AFC. Brian Brobbey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 54' Santiago Bueno makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are in front.
  • 56' Granit Xhaka was booked on 56.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Omar Alderete has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' That is a card for Sunderland AFC. Robin Roefs will be fuming at that decision.
  • The points are shared — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1-1 Sunderland AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Santiago Bueno 1
Nordi Mukiele 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2025-10-18 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-04-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2026-04-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-04-10 West Ham United FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-16 Brentford FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2026-03-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Sunderland AFC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC33% Draw29% Sunderland AFC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
67%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC23% Draw49% Sunderland AFC28%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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