Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Wolverhampton Wanderers played Manchester United in Premier League (England). The match was played on 8 December 2025. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Manchester United: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 0.50 and concedes 2.07 goals per match. Manchester United scores 1.57 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wolverhampton Wanderers 36%, Manchester United 71%. Over 2.5: Wolverhampton Wanderers 43%, Manchester United 64%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester United has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.08. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 9.1 shots per match, Manchester United: 15.3.

Match halves

Wolverhampton Wanderers: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.14. Manchester United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 16-30 (2 goals). Manchester United: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.81 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

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

37Possession (%)63
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
8Shots27
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2Shots on target10
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.96xG2.89
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1Corners9
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
44Dangerous attacks70
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
17Fouls12
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
3Cards2
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

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.

Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.5Goals scored / match1.57
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2.07Goals conceded / match1.5
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
48%Average possession53%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2.93Shots on target / match5.14
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.07Shots per match15.29
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2.93Shots on target5.14
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
5.5%Shot conversion10.3%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
48%Possession53%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.08xG for1.69
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.55xG against1.29
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

Shooting quality

Wolverhampton Wanderers: BalancedManchester United: Attacking
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.31

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.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W14% R86% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-12
0.14 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-6
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.73Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Manchester United
DDLWD
Season result split
43% W29% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-4
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 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.

Manchester United is 214% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.57 goals / match - Manchester United

Manchester United is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.07 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.5 goals / match - Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers scoring profile: strong

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores in 36% of matches (5 of 14 matches), while Manchester United keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

Manchester United scoring profile: very strong

Manchester United scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Wolverhampton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 14 matches).

7Goals scored (season)22
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
29Goals conceded (season)21
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2.57Average goals in match3.07
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0Goals scored (last 5)7
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

How often they score at least...

36%1 goal79%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
14%2 goals57%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0%3 goals14%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0%4 goals7%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal93%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
57%2 goals43%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
43%3 goals14%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7%4 goals0%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

* 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.

36%
Wolverhampton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 14 matches
71%
Manchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 14 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time7%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7%Scored in both halves36%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0%BTTS - last 580%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

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1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

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.

Manchester United is 156% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.64 pts / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.64 pts / match - Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers - half-time state
7% leading43% draw50% trailing
Manchester United - half-time state
50% leading14% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.64Points per match (1st half)1.64
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.79
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.93Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.21
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
43%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
71%No goal before half-time43%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.36Points per match (2nd half)0.79
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)1.07
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.86
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
21%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
86%No goal after half-time43%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers - second-half results

0% W36% R64% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.64
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+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Manchester United - second-half results

7% W57% R36% P
23
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 43%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Wolverhampton Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.8
Average goals in match0.21.8
1 goal20%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-9
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Manchester United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
6
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
9
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Manchester United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
5
1
31-45
4
4
46-60
2
4
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.82
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
28%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.47
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.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
31%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
173%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Manchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
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.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

Wolverhampton WanderersLigaManchester United
Average goals in match 2.572.81 3.07
Both teams scored 36%53% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%56% 64%
Clean sheets 0%26% 7%
Goal before half-time 64%72% 86%
Goal after half-time 79%82% 79%

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

2.81
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
19%
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. Manchester UnitedYellow cardBryan Mbeumo
  2. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardJørgen Strand Larsen
  3. Wolverhampton WanderersGoalJeanricner BellegardeAssist: David Møller Wolfe
  4. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardLadislav Krejčí
  5. Manchester UnitedGoalBryan MbeumoAssist: José Diogo Dalot Teixeira
  6. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Fernando López GonzálezOff: Jeanricner Bellegarde
  7. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Toluwalase Emmanuel ArokodareOff: Jørgen Strand Larsen
  8. Manchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kobbie MainooOff: Carlos Henrique Casimiro
  9. Wolverhampton WanderersYellow cardYerson Mosquera
  10. Manchester UnitedGoalBruno Miguel Borges Fernandes
  11. Manchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Patrick Chinazaekpere DorguOff: José Diogo Dalot Teixeira
  12. Manchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Joshua Orobosa ZirkzeeOff: Mason Tony Mount
  13. Wolverhampton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Jackson TchatchouaOff: Ki-Jana Delano Hoever
  14. Manchester UnitedYellow cardJoshua Orobosa Zirkzee

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.

Michael SalisburyMatches officiated: 14
4.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins36%Draws14%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United?

The Premier League match finished Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:4 Manchester United. 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 Manchester United?

Wolverhampton Wanderers score 0.50 goals per game on average and Manchester United 1.57. The Premier League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Wolverhampton Wanderers's matches and 71% of Manchester United's.

What form are Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United in?

Over the last 5 games Wolverhampton Wanderers have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Manchester United 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United — 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.