Wolves vs Stoke City: result 4-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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What was the result of Wolves vs Stoke City?
Wolves won 4-1 on August 29, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 2′S. GallagherStoke City
- 19′Rodrigo GomesWolves
- 23′Rodrigo GomesWolves
- 55′R. JiménezWolves (pen.)
- 84′J. JamesWolves
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Wolves win at 63%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-0. Actual score: 4-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Wolves vs Stoke City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wolves
4-2-3-1- 9R. Jiménez
- 36M. Mane
- 28Fer López
- 21Rodrigo Gomes
- 5M. Munetsi
- 7André
- 3Hugo Bueno
- 24Toti Gomes
- 34N. Djiga
- 38J. Tchatchoua
- 1José Sá
Stoke City
4-2-3-1- 15G. Hirst
- 7S. Thomas
- 10Bae Jun-Ho
- 20S. Gallagher
- 8E. Galbraith
- 27El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 17E. Bocat
- 16B. Wilmot
- 18Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
- 2B. Johnson
- 1V. Johansson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wolves have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Stoke City have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Preston(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Blackburn(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Port Vale(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Racing Santander(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Hull City(home) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Southampton(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Swansea(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Oldham(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Valencia(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Wolves win, 2 draws, 3 Stoke City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2025 | Stoke City 1-1 Wolves | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Stoke City 1-1 Wolves | Friendlies Clubs |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Wolves 0-1 Stoke City | League Cup |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Stoke City 0-2 Wolves | FA Cup |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Stoke City 2-1 Wolves | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2011 | Wolves 1-2 Stoke City | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Wolves score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City score 0.9 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Stoke City | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wolves sit 10th in Championship (14 points from 9 matches) and Stoke City sit 8th (16 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Stoke City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Wolves | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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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