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Wolves 4-1 Stoke City: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 3
FT
  • R. Gomes19', 23'
  • R. Jimenez55' (pen)
  • J. James84'
  • 2'S. Gallagher
Molineux StadiumTom NieldCapacity 34,624Sat, 29 Aug 202613:30
André Monteiro portrait
Assistant
André Monteiro
Ryan Shawcross portrait
Assistant
Ryan Shawcross

Substitutions

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Player of the match
Fernando López González headshot
Fernando López González
Midfielder · Wolves
8.6
This match
Shooting5.6Finishing6.7Creativity9.3Passing8.9Involvement6.6Defending8.0Physical6.8Dribbling8.4
Attacking
Goals0
Assists1
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes61
Key passes3
Pass accuracy90%
Defending
Tackles5
Interceptions1
Duels won10 · 83%
Fouls won/made2 / 2
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

López8.6Jiménez7.9Sá7.7Johansson6.6Rigo6.7Gallagher7.2
Player
José SáJosé SáG211,23+0,2324/309/15
Viktor JohanssonViktor JohanssonG443,45-0,5518/273/12
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Possession & Passing

53%Possession47%
407Total passes362
84%Pass accuracy86%
7Corners1

Attack

18Shots10
8On target3
3Off target5
7Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

13Shots in box6
5Shots out box4
2.7xG0.9
-0.6Goals prevented-0.6

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4
2Offsides3
13Fouls15
1Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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1,24xG0,71
8Shots7
4On target3
3Big chances1
16Touches in box9
57%Possession43%
1Corners1
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Second half

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1,40xG0,17
10Shots3
4On target0
3Big chances0
13Touches in box7
49%Possession51%
6Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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2.72181553%
57% open play13% set piece30% penalty
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0.9110547%
86% open play14% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,81,52,33,00'15'30'45'60'75'90'Sam Gallagher 2'Rodrigo Gomes 19'Rodrigo Gomes 22'Raul Jiménez 55'Jordan James 84'Wolves2,72 xGStoke City0,91 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Wolves crestWolves2,72 xG · 4 scoredStoke City crestStoke City0,91 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Wolves33
Open play 21Set piece 4Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 4
Stoke City17
Open play 12Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

14 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Sam Gallagher 2'Rodrigo Gomes 19'Rodrigo Gomes 22'Raul Jiménez 55'Jordan James 84'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'WolvesStoke City
Wolves crestWolves61% pressureStoke City crestStoke City39% pressure

Match replay

91'
4-1
100%Draw 0%0%
2.72xG0.91
18Shots10
15On target5
Momentum
Tomás Rigo portrait90' Off target Tomás Rigo 0.01 xG

Shot map

18 v 10

Wolves shoot right, Stoke City left. Bigger dot = better chance.

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Goal mouth

20 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Sorba Thomas, 13', off targetMateus Mané, 16', off targetSorba Thomas, 38', off targetBosun Lawal, 43', off targetEric Bocat, 80', off targetHugo Bueno, 82', off targetBoubacar Traoré, 88', off targetTomás Rigo, 90', off target
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Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

WolvesDefensive line 39%
30Gomes37Munetsi52André52Sá46Jiménez93Bueno76Gomes67Djiga53Mané67Tchatchoua89López
Stoke CityDefensive line 37%
17Hirst29Jun-Ho48Johansson53Thomas43Gallagher106Wilmot62Galbraith76Lawal60Johnson67Soumaré79Bocat

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

WolvesUntil 73'
24283437381953621

Most-connected pair: Gomes and Bueno, 32 passes between them.

Stoke CityUntil 62'
168271718271011520

Most-connected pair: Wilmot and Lawal, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

44control56
53%Field tiltField tilt 47%11Box entriesBox entries 711Passes into boxPasses into box 6
Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Jiménez
8 touches in box
Press8.6 · 10.5Territory53% · 47%Direct2.35 · 2.53Progress44 · 50Dribble7 · 9Creation33 · 17Threat0.58 · 1.04Recover8 · 9
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In possession

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52,6%Field tilt47,4%
11Passes into box6
28Progressive passes30
6Carries into final third15
12Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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8,63Press intensity (PPDA)10,52
9High turnovers8
8Regains within 5s9
22,6sBall recovery time28,5s
9Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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121Carries147
1358mCarry distance1956m
16Progressive carries20
673mProgressive carry distance1101m
4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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7Take-ons won9
18Take-ons attempted24
487mProgressive pass distance603m
1Through balls0
5Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,58Expected threat (xT)1,04
3,78Action value (VAEP)0,77
33Shot-creating actions17
7Goal-creating actions0
0,90Expected assisted goals0,50

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,6Passes per attack3,2
12,2sAttack duration11,8s
2,35 m/sAttack directness2,53 m/s
4Build-up attacks3
10Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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29Touches in box16
45Final third entries46
5Big chances1
3,45xG on target1,18
2Big chances missed1
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Passing

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5/15 (33%)Crosses4/21 (19%)
22/48 (46%)Long balls11/30 (37%)
22Throw-ins19
14Free kicks13
7Goal kicks6
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Duels

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51Total49
41/82 (50%)Ground41/82 (50%)
15/27 (56%)Aerial12/27 (44%)
6/15 (40%)Dribbles8/20 (40%)
11Dispossessed9
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Defending

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41Recoveries41
6Interceptions11
21Tackles20
67%Tackles won50%
22Clearances13
3Big chances scored0
0Big saves1
0Errors led to goal1
1Errors led to shot0
99.8 kmDistance covered100.6 km
134Sprints121
7,70Average rating6,20

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 9 and 10 matches.

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They score

89%1+ goal100%
56%2+ goals50%
22%3+ goals10%
11%4+ goals10%

They concede

78%1+ goal80%
44%2+ goals40%
22%3+ goals30%
11%4+ goals10%

Heaviest results

Wolves crestbest 4-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Stoke City crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

Match summary

Wolves beat Stoke City 4-1 at Molineux Stadium in the Championship. Wolves led 2-1 at half-time, having come from behind. Scorers: R. Gomes (19', 23'), R. Jimenez (55' pen), J. James (84') for Wolves; S. Gallagher (2') for Stoke City. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 52%
WOL52%
X35%
SC13%

→ Double chance: Wolves or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

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100%Form0%
71%Attack29%
62%Defence38%
75%Goal model (Poisson)25%
50%Head-to-head50%
57%Goals43%
63%Overall37%
Last 2 matches
Scored 5, conceded 3
Last 2 matches
Scored 2, conceded 5

Who will win?

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Capacity