England - Premier LeagueData current as of September 11, 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea: match statistics

115%(4.50)
X20%(3.85)
265%(1.66)

Chelsea are the clear favorite for this match. Wolverhampton are bottom of the table with just one win this season and a disastrous home record (8% wins, 75% losses). The hosts have scored only 10 goals in 12 home matches, conceding 25, resulting in a -15 goal difference. Chelsea, on the other hand, show solid away form with a 42% win rate, averaging 1.83 goals per game and failing to score in only 8% of their matches. The Londoners have won 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 goals, while Wolves have managed just 1 victory in the same period. Chelsea's advantage in possession (56% vs 46%), shot accuracy (15% vs 8%), and xG (1.48 vs 1.21) further confirms their dominance. Given the massive gap in quality and form between the two sides, an away win is the most probable outcome.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Wolverhampton Wanderers played against Chelsea in Premier League (England). The game was played on February 7, 2026. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Wolverhampton Wanderers has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Chelsea has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 0.63 goals per game and allows 1.88. Chelsea scores 1.75 and allows 1.13. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Wolverhampton Wanderers's games and 63% of Chelsea's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 63%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Chelsea has the higher season xG average, 1.59 to 1.11 per game. Wolverhampton Wanderers takes 9.4 shots per game, while Chelsea takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Wolverhampton Wanderers leads at halftime in 8% of its games and scores 0.21 goals per game after halftime. Chelsea leads at halftime in 42% and scores 1.08 after halftime.

When the teams score

Wolverhampton Wanderers's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Chelsea, it is minutes 46-60 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Chelsea are the clear favorite for this match. Wolverhampton are bottom of the table with just one win this season and a disastrous home record (8% wins, 75% losses). The hosts have scored only 10 goals in 12 home matches, conceding 25, resulting in a -15 goal difference. Chelsea, on the other hand, show solid away form with a 42% win rate, averaging 1.83 goals per game and failing to score in only 8% of their matches. The Londoners have won 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 goals, while Wolves have managed just 1 victory in the same period. Chelsea's advantage in possession (56% vs 46%), shot accuracy (15% vs 8%), and xG (1.48 vs 1.21) further confirms their dominance. Given the massive gap in quality and form between the two sides, an away win is the most probable outcome.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 3
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

34Possession (%)66
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
11Shots15
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
3Shots on target6
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.22xG1.72
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
3Corners4
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
44Dangerous attacks49
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
9Fouls10
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1Cards1
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
0.63Goals scored / game1.75
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.88Goals allowed / game1.13
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
44%Average possession58%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
3.21Shots on target / game4.79
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.38Shots per game13.42
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
3.21Shots on target4.79
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
6.7%Shot conversion13%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
44%Possession58%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.11xG for1.59
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.56xG against1.3
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Shooting quality

Wolverhampton Wanderers: BalancedChelsea: Efficient finishing
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Chelsea is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 2 pts / game - Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers
WDDLL
Season result split
4% W21% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-18
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-9
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Chelsea
DLWWW
Season result split
46% W29% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-7-6
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Chelsea is 178% better for: goals scored per game.

0.63 goals / game - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.75 goals / game - Chelsea

Chelsea is 66% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.88 goals / game - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.13 goals / game - Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers scoring profile: mixed

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores in 46% of games (11 of 24 meczów), while Chelsea keeps a clean sheet in 38% (9 of 24 meczów).

Chelsea scoring profile: very strong

Chelsea scores in 92% of games (22 of 24 meczów), while Wolverhampton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 8% (2 of 24 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)42
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
45Goals conceded (season)27
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
2.5Average goals per game2.88
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
4Goals scored (last 5)10
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

How often they score at least...

46%1 goal92%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
13%2 goals54%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
4%3 goals21%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
0%4 goals4%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal63%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
58%2 goals42%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
29%3 goals8%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
8%4 goals0%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

42%
Wolverhampton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 24 meczów
55%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time13%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
4%BTTS in both halves0%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
4%Scored in both halves25%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
20%BTTS - last 580%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Chelsea is 123% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.71 pts / game - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.58 pts / game - Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers - half-time state
8% leading46% draw46% trailing
Chelsea - half-time state
42% leading33% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.71Points per game (1st half)1.58
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.25
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
42%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
71%No goal before half-time50%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

After half-time (2nd half)

0.63Points per game (2nd half)1.83
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
0.21Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.63
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
38%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea
79%No goal after half-time33%
Wolverhampton WanderersChelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers - second-half results

8% W38% D54% L
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 8% of games and wins 4%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Chelsea - second-half results

50% W33% D17% L
38
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at halftime in 42% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Wolverhampton Wanderers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.40.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Chelsea - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.40
Goals scored / game0.41.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
6
16-30
6
10
31-45
2
3
46-60
1
12
61-75
2
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Chelsea
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
5
3
16-30
7
5
31-45
11
2
46-60
7
3
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.69
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.80
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
40%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
154%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Chelsea

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Wolverhampton WanderersLigaChelsea
Average goals per game 2.502.79 2.88
Both teams scored 42%55% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%54% 63%
Clean sheets 8%26% 38%
Goal before half-time 67%73% 75%
Goal after half-time 71%81% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Ladislav KrejčíOff: Hee-Chan Hwang
  2. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardAdam James Armstrong
  3. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Rodrigo Martins GomesOff: Matthew James Doherty
  4. Wolverhampton WanderersGoalToluwalase Emmanuel ArokodareAssist: Adam James Armstrong
  5. ChelseaYellow cardMarc Cucurella Saseta
  6. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Jeanricner BellegardeOff: Angel Gomes
  7. ChelseaSubstitutionOn: Jorrel HatoOff: Andrey Nascimento dos Santos
  8. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Pedro Henrique Cardoso de LimaOff: João Victor Gomes da Silva

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jarred GillettMatches officiated: 22
3.68Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 223%Home wins32%Draws45%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Wolverhampton Wanderers's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Chelsea. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Chelsea FC
3 : 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?

The Premier League match finished Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:3 Chelsea. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?

Wolverhampton Wanderers score 0.63 goals per game on average and Chelsea 1.75. The Premier League average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Wolverhampton Wanderers's matches and 63% of Chelsea's.

What form are Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea in?

Over the last 5 games Wolverhampton Wanderers have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Chelsea 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?

The statistical background for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.