xF.
Wolverhampton Wanderers

0–2

xG 1.23–1.27

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Brentford

Molineux Stadium

Wolverhampton · Sat 20 Dec, 15:00 UK · Premier League · Cap 32,050

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. WOL leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. BRE's keeper prevented 0.82 expected goals.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.23–1.27. A penalty does a lot of WOL's xG.

WOLBRE
0.32Open play1.27
0.90Set play0.00
0.09Free kicks0.00
0.02Corners0.00
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
WOL were working into good areas, 9 shots for two big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 9–7.

WOLBRE

Shots

9 – 7

xG / shot

0.14 – 0.18

On target

2 – 6

Inside box

6 – 7

Outside box

3 – 0

Blocked

6 – 0

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

2 – 4

Big missed

2 – 2

KeeperFact
Both keepers beat the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.56–0.82.

WOL

0.56

xG prevented

BRE

0.82

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

BRE scored it in the 83'.

First half

  • 19'Yellow, Sepp van den Berg (Foul).
  • 24'Yellow, João Gomes (Foul).
  • 44'Yellow, Hee-chan Hwang (Foul).
  • 44'Yellow, Michael Kayode (Argument).

Second half

  • 63'Keane Lewis-Potter scores (right foot shot, Vitaly Janelt).
  • 64'Mikkel Damsgaard on, Mathias Jensen off.
  • 65'Mateus Mané on, Fer López off.
  • 72'Yellow, Rico Henry (Foul).
  • 81'Tolu Arokodare on, Ki-Jana Hoever off.
  • 83'Keane Lewis-Potter scores (left foot shot, Mikkel Damsgaard).
  • 88'Jørgen Strand Larsen misses a penalty.
  • 89'Jhon Arias on, Hee-chan Hwang off.
  • 89'Jackson Tchatchoua on, Matt Doherty off.
  • 90'Yellow, Vitaly Janelt (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-5-2 vs 4-3-3Fact
BRE left a back four and a lone nine for a 4-3-3.
xAnalysis

They have a front three against a back three. WOL have two strikers against a back four, and the extra body in midfield.

WOL · 3-5-2BRE · 4-3-3

1246789112628371347891822232733SáDohertyBuenoWolfeAndréGomesLarsenHwangHoeverLópezKrejciKelleherHenryBergSchadeJensenThiagoYarmolyukCollinsLewis-PotterJaneltKayode
Player ratingsFact
BRE's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.6–7.2. Lewis-Potter led the card at 8.6.

WOL

26Ki-Jana HoeverMF817.21
2Matt DohertyDF907.01
1José SáGK906.90
7AndréMF906.80
8João GomesMF906.70
36Mateus ManéFW256.62
6David Møller WolfeMF906.60
38Jackson TchatchouaDF16.60
4Santiago BuenoDF906.50
10Jhon AriasMF16.50
11Hee-chan HwangFW906.41
14Tolu ArokodareFW96.40
28Fer LópezMF656.30
9Jørgen Strand LarsenFW906.20
37Ladislav KrejciDF906.10

BRE

23Keane Lewis-PotterFW908.61
27Vitaly JaneltMF907.71
22Nathan CollinsDF907.40
1Caoimhín KelleherGK907.30
33Michael KayodeDF907.10
4Sepp van den BergDF907.10
7Kevin SchadeFW907.11
18Yegor YarmolyukMF906.91
24Mikkel DamsgaardMF266.91
3Rico HenryDF906.90
8Mathias JensenMF646.80
9Igor ThiagoFW906.30
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
BRE held the pressure.
xAnalysis

WOL finished stronger after 75.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
The ball lived between the boxes.
xAnalysis

BRE stretched the flanks.

WOL thirdMiddleBRE third
26%50%24%
WOLBRE
Match statsFact
BRE had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 43%–57%.

WOLBRE

Possession

43% – 57%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

358 – 481

Lge 436.9

Corners

3 – 4

Lge 5.0

Tackles

16 – 12

Lge 16.7

npxG

0.44 – 1.27