Wolves 1–1 Norwich: Result & Stats | Premier League

Wolves

FT

1 – 1

HT: 0 – 1

Norwich

5/15/2022

Premier League · Round 37Molineux Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 57+ matches

Wolves53%

×Draw25%

Norwich22%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

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

WolvesExpected goals in this matchNorwich

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.

1.58

0.92

Wolves

1.58

Norwich

0.92

Wolves creates 72% more chances

Season form · 122 home / 57 away

1.13

creates per match

0.54

1.30

allows per match

2.04

creates per match

Wolves

1.13

Norwich

0.54

allows per match

Wolves

1.30

Norwich

2.04

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Wolves+0.00on par

Norwich+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wolves ↓

Norwich →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–18%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–112%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

71%29%2.5

46%54%3.5

24%76%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Wolves or draw

78%

Wolves or Norwich

75%

Draw or Norwich

47%

Winning margin

Wolves wins by 2+

28%

Norwich wins by 2+

7%

Team goals

Wolves 1+ goals

79%

Wolves 2+ goals

47%

Wolves 3+ goals

21%

Norwich 1+ goals

60%

Norwich 2+ goals

23%

Norwich 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Wolves (draw refunded)

71%

Norwich (draw refunded)

29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

Both score & under 3

12%

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 home — creates 1.13, concedes 1.30 · 122 matches

Norwich away — creates 0.54, concedes 2.04 · 57 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 1.13 + Norwich defence 2.04 → ÷2 → 1.58

Norwich attack 0.54 + Wolves defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 0.92

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 53%?"

Wolves scores more

53%

level

25%

Norwich scores more

22%

Wolves at 53% 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 53% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff