Premier League match preview: Wolverhampton Wanderers believed to be the weaker party when Manchester City pays a visit

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Mon 21.September
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Molineux Stadium (30852 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League. Wolverhampton Wanderers is in 5th position and welcome Manchester City in 11th place. Read all about the match here!

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Carabao Cup match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Stoke City, was also a home game here at Molineux Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

Last season, Wolverhampton Wanderers's league statistics were 15 wins, 14 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Premier League. Over these 38 matches they scored 51 goals and conceded 40. Playing at home last season Wolverhampton Wanderers managed 8-7-4 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 19 conceded.

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Manchester City form and stats

A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester are hosting AFC Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

Let's have a look at how Manchester City performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 26 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 102 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 1 and lost 7 with 45/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Wolves, three draws and five wins for Manchester City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Wolverhampton WanderersR. Saïss
R. Saïss
1 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersR. Jiménez Rodríguez
R. Jiménez Rodríguez
1 goals

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Manchester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
12 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers Last season Manchester City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
15 8   Won W   11 26
14 7   Drew D   1 3
9 4   Lost L   7 9
51 27   Scored S   45 102
40 19   Conceded C   22 35
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
79% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 92%
37% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 76%
16% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   58% 53%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   32% 26%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 45%
34% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 45%
21% 16%   Failed to Score F T   16% 11%
 
5.1 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   7.4 7.8
3.9 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   2.7 2.6
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
2 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
455 234   Total Shots T S   344 726
154 78   Shots on Target S O   123 258
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 40%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Everton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
13 Leeds United 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
14 Southampton 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Fulham 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 38 32 3 3 85 33 19 18 1 0 52 16 19 14 2 3 33 17 52 99
2 Manchester City 38 26 3 9 102 35 19 15 2 2 57 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 67 81
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 19 8 5 6 26 19 30 66
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 19 11 3 5 30 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 19 11 4 4 35 17 19 7 4 8 32 24 26 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 19 12 3 4 36 17 19 4 8 7 25 30 14 59
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 19 8 7 4 27 19 19 7 7 5 24 21 11 59
8 Arsenal 38 14 14 10 56 48 19 10 6 3 36 24 19 4 8 7 20 24 8 56
9 Sheffield United 38 14 12 12 39 39 19 10 3 6 24 15 19 4 9 6 15 24 0 54
10 Burnley 38 15 9 14 43 50 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 7 5 7 19 27 -7 54
11 Southampton 38 15 7 16 51 60 19 6 3 10 21 35 19 9 4 6 30 25 -9 52
12 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 56 19 8 7 4 24 21 19 5 3 11 20 35 -12 49
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 38 58 19 6 8 5 20 21 19 5 3 11 18 37 -20 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 11 10 17 31 50 19 6 5 8 15 20 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 43
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 39 54 19 5 7 7 20 27 19 4 7 8 19 27 -15 41
16 West Ham United 38 10 9 19 49 62 19 6 4 9 30 33 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 39
17 Aston Villa 38 9 8 21 41 67 19 7 3 9 22 30 19 2 5 12 19 37 -26 35
18 AFC Bournemouth 38 9 7 22 40 65 19 5 6 8 22 30 19 4 1 14 18 35 -25 34
19 Watford 38 8 10 20 36 64 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 2 4 13 14 37 -28 34
20 Norwich City 38 5 6 27 26 75 19 4 3 12 19 37 19 1 3 15 7 38 -49 21

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  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Everton 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
13 Leeds United 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
14 Southampton 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Fulham 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.