Manchester United vs Wolves

1 - 0
🕒 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Jonathan Moss 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 2 · Wolves 13
Referee Stats
25 matches · 2.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.56
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 12%
Home wins 40%
Draws 20%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (58%).
  • Wolves had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 28
Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Wolves (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

15 / 27
Avg: 0.79 / 1.42

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
1.05
2.00
GF
0.79
1.47
GA
1.42
63%
O2.5
37%
63%
BTTS
37%
63%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Manchester United rank2nd
Wolves rank13th
Manchester United points74
Wolves points45
Manchester United: #2 · 74 pts · GD +29
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Wolves: #13 · 45 pts · GD -16
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

D L L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals9-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wolves last 5 away

L L D W D
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals2-4
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Wolves trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%
Manchester United clean sheet at home32%
Wolves score away53%
Wolves clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first63%
Manchester United win after scoring first50%
Wolves score first32%
Wolves win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 43% · Wolves 27%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 31.0' · Wolves 31.7'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.00 vs 1.35
Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.34
Wolves score away0.79 vs 1.34
Wolves concede away1.42 vs 1.35
Manchester United score 48% above league average, while Wolves score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 10% above league average at home, and Wolves are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
16-30 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Wolves goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
11
9
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
2
2
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
611
439
Passes Accurate
534
357
Passes %
87%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
46'
46' Alex Telles
1st substitution · For: L. Shaw
50'
50' M. Rashford
55'
55' Vitinha
1st substitution · For: Daniel Podence
64'
64' M. Greenwood
2nd substitution · For: A. Martial
68'
68' Pedro Neto
2nd substitution · For: Fábio Silva
73'
73' Rui Patrício
90+3'
90+3' Goal · 1-0
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
90+5'
90+5' Bruno Fernandes
3rd substitution · For: S. McTominay

Manchester United vs Wolves 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Wolves 1-0 on Tuesday, 29 December 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jonathan Moss. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Alex Telles replacing L. Shaw. M. Rashford received a yellow card for Manchester United at 50'. Wolves made their 1st substitution at 55', with Vitinha replacing Daniel Podence. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Greenwood replacing A. Martial. Wolves made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Pedro Neto replacing Fábio Silva. Rui Patrício received a yellow card for Wolves at 73'. Manchester United took the lead at 90+3' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-0. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 90+5', with Bruno Fernandes replacing S. McTominay.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Wolves used 2 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Wolves got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (58%).
  • Wolves had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (25.0%)
BTTS7 (43.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS2 (25.0%)

Manchester United vs Wolves Head-to-Head History by Season