Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 36

May 4, 2024 at 5.30pm UK

Etihad Stadium

Man City
5 - 1
Wolves

Haaland (12' pen., 35', 45+3' pen., 54'), Alvarez (85')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Hee-chan (53')
Lemina (41'), Semedo (45+2'), Traore (64'), Gomes (66')

Gary O'Neil critical of Wolves display, "terrible" penalty decision in Man City loss

Gary O'Neil admits that his Wolverhampton Wanderers side were "no way near at the level" to test Manchester City in Saturday's 5-1 Premier League defeat at the Etihad Stadium.

May 4, 20:59

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts on May 4, 2024

Pep Guardiola makes Arsenal title claim after Manchester City's win over Wolverhampton Wanderers

Pep Guardiola gives his latest verdict on the Premier League title battle between his Manchester City side and Arsenal following the Citizens' 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

May 4, 23:25

Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their second goal on May 4, 2024

"I don't care about that man" - Erling Haaland hits back at ex-Manchester United star

Erling Haaland takes a swipe at former Manchester United man Roy Keane after scoring four goals in Manchester City's 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

May 4, 23:49

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Man City
Sunday, April 28 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Wolverhampton Wanderers

All competitions

Last Game: Wolves 2-1 Luton
Saturday, April 27 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 81.08%. A draw had a probability of 11.4% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 7.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (8.17%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.73%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win it was 1-2 (2.25%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester City	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
81.08% ( -0.66)	11.39% ( 0.32)	7.53% ( 0.34)

Both teams to score 58.91% (

0.3)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

78.58% (

-0.41)

21.42% (

0.41)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

59.91% (

-0.57)

40.09% (

0.57)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

96% (

-0.17)

4% (

0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

83.13% (

-0.53)

16.87% (

0.53)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.37% (

0.42)

38.63% (

-0.42)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.63% (

0.4)

75.37% (

-0.4)

Score Analysis

Manchester City 81.08%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7.53%

Draw 11.39%

Manchester City	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-0 @ 8.59% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 8.17% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 8% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 7.61% ( 0.13) 4-0 @ 6.91% ( -0.14) 4-1 @ 6.58% ( -0.06) 1-0 @ 4.97% ( 0.09) 5-0 @ 4.45% ( -0.15) 5-1 @ 4.23% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 3.89% ( 0.06) 4-2 @ 3.13% ( 0.01) 6-0 @ 2.39% ( -0.11) 6-1 @ 2.27% ( -0.08) 5-2 @ 2.01% ( -0.02) 7-0 @ 1.1% ( -0.07) 6-2 @ 1.08% ( -0.03) 7-1 @ 1.05% ( -0.05) 4-3 @ 0.99% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.66% Total : 81.08%	1-1 @ 4.73% ( 0.14) 2-2 @ 3.62% ( 0.1) 0-0 @ 1.55% ( 0.05) 3-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.27% Total : 11.39%	1-2 @ 2.25% ( 0.09) 0-1 @ 1.47% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 1.15% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.66% Total : 7.53%