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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 24 Oct 2026

Wolverhampton 1–0 Watford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.5
Actual xG
1.8 – 0.1
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 76%.

Wolverhampton won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matthew Pollock, 53.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Marc Bola +15.9.

Well below it: Kieran Trippier −22.0, Ladislav Krejčí −17.2, Jordan James −15.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wolverhampton

20 Oct 2026D 1–1v Portsmouth Championship
16 Oct 2026W 2–1at Burnley Championship
13 Oct 2026L 1–3v Bolton Wanderers Championship
10 Oct 2026L 0–1at Middlesbrough Championship
20 Sep 2026W 1–0v West Bromwich Albion Championship

Watford

17 Oct 2026W 2–0v Charlton Athletic Championship
13 Oct 2026L 1–5at Cardiff City Championship
10 Oct 2026L 0–4v Burnley Championship
18 Sep 2026L 0–1at Bristol City Championship
12 Sep 2026L 1–2v Stoke City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yerson Mosquera Defender90000.1352.3+3.9
José Sá Goalkeeper9000–48.2+3.1
Adam Armstrong Forward78100.4046.6+7.1
Mateus Mané Forward29000.0145.2–
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder89000.1141.3−4.2
Hugo Bueno Midfielder89000.1039.7−1.6
Tawanda Chirewa Midfielder1200–38.4–
André Midfielder90000.0937.9−6.2
Ladislav Krejčí Defender9000–36.4−17.2
Rafiki Saïd Forward61000.0734.9−9.8
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder90000.6631.7−11.9
Jordan James Midfielder78000.1527.1−15.4
Tommy Doyle Midfielder12000.1225.9–
Kieran Trippier Defender9000–16.2−22.0
Sean Neave Forward100–0.0–
Toti Gomes Defender100–0.0–

Watford

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Matthew Pollock Defender9000–53.5+7.9
Marc Bola Defender6100–53.3+15.9
Jordan Zemura Midfielder29000.0451.8–
Hector Kyprianou Midfielder9000–50.1+5.9
Branimir Mlačić Defender9000–49.4+4.7
Martín Payero Midfielder1800–49.1–
Rocco Vata Forward1100–45.9–
Iker Bravo Forward85000.0745.9+2.5
Othmane Maamma Midfielder2800–44.4–
Edo Kayembe Midfielder90000.0343.5+1.3
Federico Ravaglia Goalkeeper9000–42.6−7.7
Krépin Diatta Midfielder6200–42.5−14.1
Myron Boadu Forward7200–40.2−3.5
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward7200–38.7−6.8
Mamadou Doumbia Forward1800–38.2–
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender9000–36.1−0.4