Matchday

EFL Cup 25/26, Round 2 · 26 Aug 2025

Wolverhampton 3–2 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.5 – 1.1
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 53%.

Wolverhampton won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jarrod Bowen, 63.1 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wolverhampton

23 Aug 2025L 0–1at Bournemouth Premier League
16 Aug 2025L 0–4v Manchester City Premier League

West Ham United

22 Aug 2025L 1–5v Chelsea Premier League
16 Aug 2025L 0–3at Sunderland Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward17200.78100.0–
João Gomes Midfielder17000.0495.6–
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder18010.0769.3–
Matt Doherty Defender1800–58.8–
Fer López Midfielder73000.0355.9–
Santiago Bueno Defender90000.1155.9–
André Midfielder90000.0554.0–
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder72100.1949.1–
Saša Kalajdžić Forward900–47.5–
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender9000–46.6–
Hwang Hee-chan Forward81000.8346.5–
Hugo Bueno Midfielder9000–45.7–
Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper9000–40.8–
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder73000.0240.0–
Yerson Mosquera Defender72000.0139.8–
Jhon Arias Midfielder90000.3539.4–

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Max Kilman Defender2000–80.2–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder90010.0763.1–
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender9000–60.5–
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder90100.4755.5–
Tomáš Souček Midfielder90100.5250.5–
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender9000–47.4–
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender9001–46.9–
Guido Rodríguez Midfielder8600–46.8–
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder9000–45.9–
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender8600–45.0–
Nayef Aguerd Defender7000–44.3–
Alphonse Aréola Goalkeeper9000–40.0–
Niclas Füllkrug Forward1100–39.3–
Callum Wilson Forward1100–35.4–