Matchday

EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 7 Aug 2026

Wolverhampton 3–0 Port Vale

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
–
Goals
3 – 0

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mo Faal, 66.3 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Bentley +17.2.

Well below it: Mateus Mané −31.6, Hugo Bueno −23.9, Kieran Trippier −21.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wolverhampton

24 May 2026D 1–1at Burnley Premier League
17 May 2026D 1–1v Fulham Premier League
9 May 2026L 0–3at Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
2 May 2026D 1–1v Sunderland Premier League
25 Apr 2026L 0–1v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League

Port Vale

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Bentley Goalkeeper9000–58.4+17.2
Toti Gomes Defender7100–43.8−8.3
Yerson Mosquera Defender8401–42.5−7.8
Raúl Jiménez Forward1900–40.2–
André Midfielder9010–39.6−11.8
Adam Armstrong Forward9010–39.3−6.2
Hugo Bueno Midfielder9000–38.2−23.9
Fer López Midfielder9010–35.9−11.2
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder8401–33.4−6.5
Nasser Djiga Defender1900–33.1–
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder6600–31.3−17.1
Ladislav Krejčí Defender1100–31.1–
Tommy Doyle Midfielder2400–30.4–
Kieran Trippier Defender9000–27.5−21.8
Mateus Mané Forward7100–23.6−31.6
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder1100–12.1–

Port Vale

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mo Faal Forward7100–66.3–
Kyle Dempsey Midfielder9000–57.4–
Oliver Lynch Forward1900–57.4–
Jaheim Headley Midfielder6000–53.3–
Lewis Montsma Defender9000–45.5–
George Hall Midfielder7800–43.7–
Onel Hernández Forward3000–42.9–
Ben Waine Forward1200–42.8–
George Byers Midfielder7800–42.5–
Jackson Smith Goalkeeper9000–41.7–
Kyle John Defender1900–40.3–
Rhys Walters Midfielder9000–38.1–
Cameron Humphreys Defender9000–37.7–
Liam Gordon Defender9000–36.3–
Ryan Croasdale Midfielder1200–35.5–
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel Defender7100–35.0–