Wolverhampton right now
Wolverhampton are having a strong season and sit 8th in Championship. A +7.98 xG difference sits behind 18 points from 11 matches, which suggests the performances have been better than the results. They have scored close to their 18.84 xG, while conceding 5.14 more than the 10.86 xG against them. They have taken 2.93 fewer points than their chances were worth (20.93), so the table undersells them.
How Wolverhampton compares
Next match Championship · Sat 24/10
Home Watford
- Wolverhampton
- 62%
- Draw
- 25%
- Watford
- 13%
Data coverage: Partial Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.
Last result Championship · Tue 20/10
Home Portsmouth
1:1 Draw
- Expected goals
- 1.01 – 0.65
- xG difference
- +0.36
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14/08 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 2:2 | 1.97 | 0.84 | +1.13 | 2 |
| Sat 22/08 | Preston North End | Away | 3:1 | 1.54 | 0.66 | +0.88 | 3 |
| Sat 29/08 | Stoke City | Home | 4:1 | 2.66 | 0.83 | +1.83 | 4 |
| Tue 01/09 | West Ham United | Away | 2:4 | 0.94 | 2.05 | -1.11 | 2 |
| Sun 06/09 | Birmingham City | Away | 2:2 | 2.47 | 1.39 | +1.08 | 2 |
| Sun 13/09 | Sheffield United | Away | 1:0 | 1.57 | 0.63 | +0.94 | 1 |
| Sun 20/09 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 1:0 | 1.95 | 0.29 | +1.66 | 1 |
| Sat 10/10 | Middlesbrough | Away | 0:1 | 0.68 | 0.90 | -0.22 | 0 |
| Tue 13/10 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 1:3 | 2.23 | 1.62 | +0.61 | 1 |
| Fri 16/10 | Burnley | Away | 2:1 | 1.82 | 1.00 | +0.82 | 2 |
| Tue 20/10 | Portsmouth | Home | 1:1 | 1.01 | 0.65 | +0.36 | 1 |
| The season so far | 18.84 | 10.86 | 19 | ||||
Finishing
+0.16
Goals vs xG
Defending
+5.14
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-2.93
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 36/99
- Defence
- 22/99
- Attack
- 70/99
- Defence
- 29/99
- Attack
- 38/99
- Defence
- 52/99
- Attack
- 33/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 30/99
- Defence
- 28/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.