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

Key match information

Wolverhampton Wanderers play Manchester United in Premier League (England). The match date is 8 December 2025 at 21:00. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Manchester United: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 0.71 and concedes 1.79 goals per match. Manchester United scores 1.82 and concedes 1.32. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wolverhampton Wanderers 45%, Manchester United 71%. Over 2.5: Wolverhampton Wanderers 45%, Manchester United 63%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester United has higher xG: 1.74 vs 1.13. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 9.7 shots per match, Manchester United: 15.7.

Match halves

Wolverhampton Wanderers: half-time lead 8%, second-half goals 0.37. Manchester United: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 31-45+ (7 goals). Manchester United: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.71Goals scored / match1.82
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1.79Goals conceded / match1.32
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43%Average possession52%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
3.24Shots on target / match5.68
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.74Shots per match15.68
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
3.24Shots on target5.68
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7.3%Shot conversion11.6%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
43%Possession52%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.13xG for1.74
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.63xG against1.35
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Shooting quality

Wolverhampton Wanderers: BalancedManchester United: Attacking
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.32

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.

Manchester United is 333% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 2.6 pts / match - Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
8% W29% R63% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-11-24
0.53 pts / match · goal difference -41
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-11
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Manchester United
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
53% W29% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-11-7
1.87 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-8-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 156% better for: goals scored per match.

0.71 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.82 goals / match - Manchester United

Manchester United is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.79 goals / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.32 goals / match - Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers scoring profile: strong

Wolverhampton Wanderers scores in 50% of matches (19 of 38 matches), while Manchester United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

Manchester United scoring profile: very strong

Manchester United scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Wolverhampton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 38 matches).

27Goals scored (season)69
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
68Goals conceded (season)50
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
2.5Average goals in match3.13
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
3Goals scored (last 5)11
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

50%1 goal89%
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18%2 goals58%
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3%3 goals26%
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0%4 goals8%
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How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal79%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
53%2 goals42%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
29%3 goals8%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
8%4 goals3%
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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.

45%
Wolverhampton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.17 of 38 matches
71%
Manchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.27 of 38 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time18%
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3%BTTS in both halves5%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
5%Scored in both halves34%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
60%BTTS - last 560%
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

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
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37%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
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2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time34%
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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.

Manchester United is 140% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.68 pts / match - Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1.63 pts / match - Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers - half-time state
8% leading45% draw47% trailing
Manchester United - half-time state
42% leading37% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.68Points per match (1st half)1.63
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.34Goals scored (1st half)0.76
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.18
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
42%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
74%No goal before half-time42%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)1.32
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.37Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.95
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
39%Clean sheet after half-time39%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United
71%No goal after half-time34%
Wolverhampton WanderersManchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers - second-half results

21% W29% R50% P
26
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-21
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-20
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 8% of matches and wins 8%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Manchester United - second-half results

29% W45% R26% P
62
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Manchester United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.00
Goals scored / match1.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+7-1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7

* 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
3
9
0-15
3
10
16-30
7
15
31-45
4
5
46-60
3
14
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Manchester United
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
7
5
16-30
14
6
31-45
13
11
46-60
11
8
61-75
16
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
46%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
147%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Manchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
149%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% 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 2.502.75 3.13
Both teams scored 45%56% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%55% 63%
Clean sheets 11%26% 21%
Goal before half-time 66%72% 76%
Goal after half-time 76%79% 82%

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

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 - 0 Manchester United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 0.71 goals per game on average and Manchester United 1.82. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 45% 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 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Manchester United 4-1-0 (2.60 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.