Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Wolverhampton 4–1 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 81%.

Wolverhampton won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ben Wilmot, 68.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Bosun Lawal +34.6, Ben Johnson +32.4, Ben Wilmot +31.4.

Well below it: Hugo Bueno −27.8, Mateus Mané −17.5, Jackson Tchatchoua −16.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

25 Aug 2026	W 2–0	at Sheffield Wednesday EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Preston North End Championship
14 Aug 2026	D 2–2	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
7 Aug 2026	W 3–0	v Port Vale EFL Cup
24 May 2026	D 1–1	at Burnley Premier League

25 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Hull City EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	L 1–3	at Southampton Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Swansea City Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v Oldham Athletic EFL Cup
2 May 2026	L 0–2	at Bristol City Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan James Midfielder	13	1	0	0.17	98.7	–
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	13	0	0	–	59.8	–
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	52.9	+1.8
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder	77	2	0	0.76	50.1	+11.6
Raúl Jiménez Forward	73	1	0	0.98	48.7	−7.2
Fer López Midfielder	90	0	1	0.17	48.6	+2.2
Nasser Djiga Defender	90	0	0	–	43.5	−3.4
Adam Armstrong Forward	17	0	0	–	41.0	–
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder	17	0	0	0.20	39.2	–
André Midfielder	73	0	0	–	38.6	−9.4
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder	77	0	0	0.08	35.2	−10.3
Tawanda Chirewa Midfielder	11	0	0	0.03	34.7	–
Toti Gomes Defender	90	0	0	–	33.0	−15.6
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.9	−16.9
Mateus Mané Forward	83	0	0	0.26	32.5	−17.5
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	29.4	−27.8

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	–	68.4	+31.4
Ben Johnson Defender	90	0	–	68.2	+32.4
Bosun Lawal Defender	90	0	0.02	65.9	+34.6
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	9	0	0.01	59.6	–
Sam Gallagher Forward	85	1	0.20	57.8	+20.4
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	0	0.62	54.2	+29.5
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	62	0	–	53.2	+15.6
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder	85	0	–	49.2	+11.3
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder	90	0	–	49.0	+8.7
Eric Bocat Defender	90	0	0.05	44.2	+14.8
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	–	43.5	−8.3
Million Manhoef Midfielder	28	0	–	41.4	–
Tyler Martin Forward	9	0	–	40.0	–
George Hirst Forward	74	0	–	37.5	−0.0
Róbert Boženík Forward	16	0	–	36.9	–