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Wolves vs Bristol CityChampionship 2018

Wolves
Wolves
FT
32
HT: 12
Bristol City
Bristol City
Ivan Cavaleiro 84' (pen)
A. Flint 44'
T. Abraham 38'
12/26/2016ChampionshipChampionship · Round 23Molineux Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 25+ matches

Wolves46%
×Draw27%
Bristol City27%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Wolves
1.44
Bristol City
1.03

Wolves creates 40% more chances

Season form · 25 home / 188 away

creates per match

Wolves
1.40
Bristol City
1.15

allows per match

Wolves
0.92
Bristol City
1.49

finishing

Wolves+0.00on par
Bristol City+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wolves

Bristol City
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
024%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Wolves or draw
73%
Wolves or Bristol City
73%
Draw or Bristol City
54%

Winning margin

Wolves wins by 2+
23%
Bristol City wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Wolves 1+ goals
76%
Wolves 2+ goals
42%
Wolves 3+ goals
18%
Bristol City 1+ goals
64%
Bristol City 2+ goals
28%
Bristol City 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Wolves (draw refunded)
63%
Bristol City (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Wolves at homecreates 1.40, concedes 0.92 · 25 matches

Bristol City awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.49 · 188 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Wolves attack 1.40 + Bristol City defence 1.49 → ÷2 → 1.44

Bristol City attack 1.15 + Wolves defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.03

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 46%?"

Wolves scores more
46%
level
27%
Bristol City scores more
27%

Wolves at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 46% does not mean "Wolves will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

17
Hélder CostaWolvesWolves · F
8.0

Possession

55%Wolves

Shots

13Wolves

Pass accuracy

53%Wolves

Statistics

WolvesBristol
Overview
55%Possession45%
13Total Shots22
9Corners5
22Fouls9
Shots
13Total Shots22
9On Target6
2Off Target11
2Blocked5
11Inside Box15
2Outside Box7
Passing
55%Possession45%
413Total Passes335
315Accurate Passes223
76%Pass Accuracy67%
Goalkeeping
3Saves6
Discipline
22Fouls9
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1

Match Recap: Wolves vs Bristol City

Wolves beat Bristol City 3-2 in Championship on December 26, 2016.

Goals: D. Edwards (3'), T. Abraham (38'), A. Flint (44'), Hélder Costa (57'), Ivan Cavaleiro (84' pen).

Wolves controlled possession (55%) and registered 13 shots to 22.

The match was played at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton.