Stumbling Wolverhampton Wanderers need to pull off a surprise when they host high-flying Arsenal in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 19th vs 1st and the home crowd will have so-so expectations.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most points (16) away in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Wolverhampton Wanderers have to build on here at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League. Wolves are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Molineux Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Wolverhampton Wanderers's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at home, finishing 1-0 versus Leeds United. The home team hope to to repeat that performance. The goalie Šarkić was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.44 out of ten. Šarkić topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion (2-3).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Wolverhampton Wanderers here at Molineux Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded. When Wolves hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like West Ham United, Southampton, Leicester City, Everton, AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Arsenal collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
The Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 205 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Carabao Cup home defeat versus Brighton & Hove Albion with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Nelson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Nelson served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 24 successful passes (of 27 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chelsea at their stadium, the result 1-0.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this side's 12 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Arsenal's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Arsenal as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wolverhampton Wanderers three wins, three draws and Arsenal four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Martinelli Silva 5 goals |  G. de Jesus 5 goals |   R. Da Silva Neves 4 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 22 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 85% |
| 43% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 69% |
| 14% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 36% | 29% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 54% |
| 29% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 71% | 46% |
| 50% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 10.4 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.4 | 15.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 17% | 23% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 13.1 | 13.3 | 18.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3 |
- Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arsenal have scored in all their matches so far.
- Arsenal have scored more than double the goals of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most points (16) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 10 |
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