Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Arsenal played Wolverhampton Wanderers in Premier League (England). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Arsenal: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Arsenal scores 1.87 and concedes 0.60 goals per match. Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 0.53 and concedes 2.20. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Arsenal 40%, Wolverhampton Wanderers 40%. Over 2.5: Arsenal 40%, Wolverhampton Wanderers 47%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Arsenal has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.07. Arsenal: 14.5 shots per match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: 9.0.

Match halves

Arsenal: half-time lead 53%, second-half goals 1.13. Wolverhampton Wanderers: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.13.

Goals by minute

Arsenal: 31-45+ (8 goals). Wolverhampton Wanderers: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

69Possession (%)31
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16Shots3
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2Shots on target2
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1.73xG0.48
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8Corners0
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80Dangerous attacks19
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7Fouls15
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0Cards4
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ArsenalWolverhampton Wanderers
1.87Goals scored / match0.53
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0.6Goals conceded / match2.2
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59%Average possession47%
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5.33Shots on target / match2.87
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.47Shots per match9
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5.33Shots on target2.87
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12.9%Shot conversion5.9%
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59%Possession47%
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1.72xG for1.07
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0.88xG against1.64
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Shooting quality

Arsenal: DominantWolverhampton Wanderers: Balanced
ArsenalWolverhampton Wanderers
Accuracy (shots on target)37%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.18

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Arsenal
DWDWL
Season result split
67% W20% R13% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-2
2.20 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 0.95BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W13% R87% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-13
0.13 pts / match · goal difference -25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 0.78Opponent xG: 1.93BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Arsenal is 253% better for: goals scored per match.

1.87 goals / match - Arsenal · 0.53 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal is 267% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.6 goals / match - Arsenal · 2.2 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal scoring profile: very strong

Arsenal scores in 93% of matches (14 of 15 matches), while Wolverhampton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 15 matches).

Wolverhampton Wanderers scoring profile: more difficult

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores in 40% of matches (6 of 15 matches), while Arsenal keeps a clean sheet in 53% (8 of 15 matches).

28Goals scored (season)8
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9Goals conceded (season)33
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2.47Average goals in match2.73
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10Goals scored (last 5)1
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6Goals conceded (last 5)11
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How often they score at least...

93%1 goal40%
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53%2 goals13%
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20%3 goals0%
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13%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal100%
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13%2 goals60%
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0%3 goals47%
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0%4 goals13%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

40%
Wolverhampton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 15 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time27%
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0%BTTS in both halves7%
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33%Scored in both halves7%
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BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
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13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
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80%BTTS - last 520%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
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20%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
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2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
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47%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
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20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Arsenal is 169% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - Arsenal · 0.67 pts / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal - half-time state
53% leading20% draw27% trailing
Wolverhampton Wanderers - half-time state
7% leading47% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)0.67
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0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.4
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0.27Goals conceded (1st half)0.93
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1Average goals (1st half)1.33
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73%Clean sheet before half-time40%
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47%No goal before half-time67%
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After half-time (2nd half)

2.13Points per match (2nd half)0.33
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1.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.13
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0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1.27
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1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.4
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67%Clean sheet after half-time20%
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27%No goal after half-time87%
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Arsenal - second-half results

60% W33% R7% P
27
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 53% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Wolverhampton Wanderers - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 7% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Arsenal - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.20.0
Goals conceded / match0.22.0
Average goals in match0.42.0
1 goal20%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference0-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Arsenal
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
8
3
31-45
8
2
46-60
2
0
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
6
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
10
61-75
1
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Arsenal

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.84
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
43%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

ArsenalLigaWolverhampton Wanderers
Average goals in match 2.472.82 2.73
Both teams scored 40%53% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%56% 47%
Clean sheets 53%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 80%73% 67%
Goal after half-time 80%82% 80%

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

2.82
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
51%
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 WanderersYellow cardHee-Chan Hwang
  2. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardMatthew James Doherty
  3. Wolverhampton WanderersGoalSamuel Luke Johnstone
  4. ArsenalSubstitutionOn: Gabriel Fernando de JesusOff: Viktor Gyökeres
  5. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Mateus ManeOff: Tote António Gomes
  6. Wolverhampton WanderersGoalToluwalase Emmanuel ArokodareAssist: Mateus Mane
  7. Wolverhampton WanderersGoalYerson Mosquera
  8. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardYerson Mosquera
  9. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardEmmanuel Agbadou

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.

Robert JonesMatches officiated: 18
4.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 261%Home wins17%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

The Premier League match finished Arsenal 2:1 Wolverhampton Wanderers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Arsenal score 1.87 goals per game on average and Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.53. The Premier League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Arsenal's matches and 40% of Wolverhampton Wanderers's.

What form are Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers in?

Over the last 5 games Arsenal have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.