Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 16 Aug 2025

Wolverhampton 0–4 Manchester City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.6 – 2.3
Goals
0 – 4

Footybot saw it as open: Wolverhampton 38%, the draw 25%, Manchester City 37%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Erling Haaland, 92.5 in 73′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wolverhampton

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Manchester City

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hugo Bueno Midfielder1800–66.0–
Jhon Arias Midfielder1700–55.2–
João Gomes Midfielder9000–54.9–
Matt Doherty Defender9000–54.8–
André Midfielder7200–49.8–
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder90000.0549.7–
Toti Gomes Defender9000–47.9–
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward82000.3845.8–
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder73000.0241.8–
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender90000.0240.7–
Fer López Midfielder18000.0840.2–
David Møller Wolfe Defender7200–36.0–
José Sá Goalkeeper9000–28.0–

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rayan Cherki Midfielder17100.0698.4–
Erling Haaland Forward73201.9992.5–
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender90000.0468.8–
Nico González Midfielder90000.0567.4–
Matheus Nunes Defender2400–61.5–
Oscar Bobb Midfielder9001–56.0–
Rico Lewis Defender6601–54.9–
Rúben Dias Defender9000–51.0–
Omar Marmoush Forward24000.1246.5–
Jérémy Doku Midfielder6600–39.4–
Nico O'Reilly Defender2400–36.3–