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Wolves vs Manchester City: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 27, 2019 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Wolves
3-2
Manchester City

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What was the result of Wolves vs Manchester City?

Wolves won 3-2 on December 27, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 25′R. SterlingManchester City
  • 50′R. SterlingManchester City
  • 55′Adama TraoréWolves
  • 82′R. JiménezWolves
  • 89′M. DohertyWolves

Official lineup for Wolves vs Manchester City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Wolves

3-4-3
  1. 18Diogo Jota
  2. 37Adama Traoré
  3. 9R. Jiménez
  1. 8Rúben Neves
  2. 32L. Dendoncker
  3. 27R. Saïss
  4. 28João Moutinho
  1. 19Jonny
  2. 16C. Coady
  3. 2M. Doherty
  1. 11Rui Patrício

Manchester City

4-2-3-1
  1. 7R. Sterling
  1. 26R. Mahrez
  2. 10S. Agüero
  3. 16Rodri
  1. 20Bernardo Silva
  2. 17K. De Bruyne
  1. 25Fernandinho
  2. 22B. Mendy
  3. 2K. Walker
  4. 30N. Otamendi
  1. 31Ederson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wolves have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Manchester City have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Wolves
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 21, 2019Norwich(away)2-1Premier League
Dec 15, 2019Tottenham(home)1-2Premier League
Dec 12, 2019Beşiktaş(home)4-0UEFA Europa League
Dec 8, 2019Brighton(away)2-2Premier League
Dec 4, 2019West Ham(home)2-0Premier League
Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 21, 2019Leicester(home)3-1Premier League
Dec 18, 2019Oxford United(away)3-1League Cup
Dec 15, 2019Arsenal(away)3-0Premier League
Dec 11, 2019Dinamo Zagreb(away)4-1UEFA Champions League
Dec 7, 2019Manchester United(home)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Wolves win, 3 draws, 2 Manchester City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2019Manchester City 0-2 WolvesPremier League
Jul 20, 2019Wolves 0-0 Manchester CityPremier League Asia Trophy
Jan 14, 2019Manchester City 3-0 WolvesPremier League
Aug 25, 2018Wolves 1-1 Manchester CityPremier League
Oct 24, 2017Manchester City 0-0 WolvesLeague Cup
Apr 22, 2012Wolves 0-2 Manchester CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Wolves on Oct 6, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Wolves score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Wolves1.71.1312/159/15
Manchester City2.51.1213/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Manchester City770019721

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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