Wolves vs Manchester City

3 - 2
🕒 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Molineux Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Wolves 7 · Manchester City 2
Referee Stats
32 matches · 2.94 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.94
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 47%
Draws 22%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Wolves outshot their opponent (21-7).
  • Wolves controlled possession (61%).
  • Wolves had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Wolves (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-7-4

Goals For / Against

27 / 19
Avg: 1.42 / 1.00

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-1-7

Goals For / Against

45 / 22
Avg: 2.37 / 1.16

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3

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
1.79
1.42
GF
2.37
1.00
GA
1.16
37%
O2.5
68%
53%
BTTS
47%
37%
Score 1st
68%

League-position context

Wolves rank7th
Manchester City rank2nd
Wolves points59
Manchester City points81
Wolves: #7 · 59 pts · GD +11
22 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester City: #2 · 81 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Wolves last 5 home

W W L W D
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals6-2
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

W W L L L
Points6/15
Weighted index60
Goals10-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Wolves trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Wolves score at home84%
Wolves clean sheet at home42%
Manchester City score away84%
Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Wolves score first37%
Wolves win after scoring first100%
Manchester City score first68%
Manchester City win after scoring first85%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Wolves 60% · Manchester City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Wolves 35.6' · Manchester City 30.7'

Vs league average

Wolves score at home1.42 vs 1.52
Wolves concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Manchester City score away2.37 vs 1.21
Manchester City concede away1.16 vs 1.52
Wolves score 6% below league average, while Manchester City score 96% above league average.
Defensive side: Wolves are 17% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Wolves goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 9
31-45 8
46-60 8
61-75 7
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
21
7
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
10
2
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
3
1
Fouls
7
13
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
564
358
Passes Accurate
500
282
Passes %
89%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
12'
12' Ederson
14'
14' S. Agüero
1st substitution · For: C. Bravo
25'
25' Goal · 0-1
R. Sterling
Normal Goal
46'
46' R. Mahrez
2nd substitution · For: Eric García
50'
50' Goal · 0-2
R. Sterling
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
55'
55' Goal · 1-2
Adama Traoré
Normal Goal · Assist: Rúben Neves
60'
60' N. Otamendi
67'
67' K. De Bruyne
3rd substitution · For: İ. Gündoğan
73'
73' Jonny
1st substitution · For: Rúben Vinagre
79'
79' Diogo Jota
2nd substitution · For: Pedro Neto
82'
82' Goal · 2-2
R. Jiménez
Normal Goal · Assist: Adama Traoré
89'
89' Goal · 3-2
M. Doherty
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Jiménez
90+4'
90+4' R. Jiménez
3rd substitution · For: R. Bennett

Wolves vs Manchester City 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Wolves beat Manchester City 3-2 on Friday, 27 December 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Molineux Stadium.

First half: Ederson received a red card for Manchester City at 12'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 14', with S. Agüero replacing C. Bravo. Manchester City took the lead at 25' when R. Sterling scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Mahrez replacing Eric García. Manchester City extended the lead at 50' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 0-2. Wolves reduced the deficit at 55' when Adama Traoré scored, with the assist credited to Rúben Neves, making the score 1-2. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Manchester City at 60'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 67', with K. De Bruyne replacing İ. Gündoğan. Wolves made their 1st substitution at 73', with Jonny replacing Rúben Vinagre. Wolves made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Diogo Jota replacing Pedro Neto. Wolves leveled the score at 82' when R. Jiménez scored, with the assist credited to Adama Traoré, making the score 2-2. Wolves took the lead at 89' when M. Doherty scored, with the assist credited to R. Jiménez, making the score 3-2. Wolves made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with R. Jiménez replacing R. Bennett.

Wolves used 3 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Wolves outshot their opponent (21-7).
  • Wolves controlled possession (61%).
  • Wolves had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals11 (68.8%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals7 (87.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

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