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Championship10/16/2026, 07:00 PM

Burnley – Wolverhampton Wanderers1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Burnley
1.28
Total xG
2.59
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1.31
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorBurnleyWolverhampton Wanderers
Defensive strength (1.8 conceded vs 1.1 league avg)+0.68
Small sample (5 matches) - regression to mean+0.39
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.36+0.36
Defensive weakness (2 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)+0.27
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.2 season average)+0.17
Standings disadvantage (pos 21 vs 10, 11 places gap)−0.16
Small sample (5 matches) - regression to mean−0.10
Standings advantage (pos 10 vs 21, 11 places gap)+0.07
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.02
Zeki Amdouni not in squad (3 goals, 1 assists)
21% of goal output missing (only 100% available)
Rodrigo Gomes not in squad (2 goals, 1 assists)
18% of goal output missing (only 78% available)

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Burnley scores 1.4 goals per game at home in the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 1.6 per game away
  • Form: Burnley has 1 win and 3 draws in the last 5 games, Wolverhampton Wanderers has 2 wins and 1 draw

Risks

  • Standings: Wolverhampton Wanderers is 10th in the league with 14 points, Burnley is 21st with 8 points
  • Rest days: Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers each have 3 days since their last game

All probabilities

Result
Burnley34%
Draw30%
Wolverhampton Wanderers36%
Double chance
Burnley or draw64%
Wolverhampton Wanderers or draw66%
No draw70%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.548%
Under 2.552%
Over 3.526%
Under 3.574%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:2
8%
2:1
8%
0:2
6%
2:0
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Burnley with Jacob Bruun Larsen starting: 2.1 goals/game, without him: 0.9 (10/10 games, last 30)

Lineups

Burnley 4-2-3-1 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2-3-1

Burnley
  • 37 G. Coudert
  • 2 K. Walker
  • 18 H. Ekdal
  • 44 I. dos Santos de Paulo
  • 23 L. Pires Silva
  • 3 M. Alleyne
  • 5 R. Hatate
  • 19 L. Ramazani
  • 29 J. Laurent
  • 7 J. Bruun Larsen
  • 9 J. Vardy
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 1 J. Malheiro de Sá
  • 38 J. Tchatchoua
  • 34 N. Djiga
  • 24 T. Gomes
  • 33 G. Konan
  • 5 M. Munetsi
  • 7 A. Trindade da Costa Neto
  • 27 J. Bellegarde
  • 28 F. López González
  • 19 R. Said Ahamada
  • 14 S. Neave
Substitutes
  • 17 A. Hountondji
  • 8 U. Raghouber
  • 27 A. Broja
  • 14 C. Roberts
  • 10 M. Edwards
  • 1 M. Weiß
  • 22 O. Sonne
  • 12 D. Satpaev
  • 30 L. Castell Solé
  • 37 L. Krejčí
  • 3 H. Bueno
  • 36 M. Mané
  • 15 Y. Mosquera
  • 23 T. Chirewa
  • 8 J. James
  • 20 T. Doyle
  • 2 K. Trippier
  • 13 J. Neves Virginia

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