Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 2

Aug 19, 2023 at 3pm UK

Molineux Stadium

Wolves
1 - 4
Brighton

Hee-chan (61')
Dawson (17'), Hee-chan (63'), Nunes (76'), Kilman (88')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Mitoma (15'), Estupinan (46'), March (51', 55')
Gross (8'), Milner (18'), Enciso (19'), Estupinan (60'), Pedro (64'), Webster (90+5')

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The Match

Match Report

Brighton & Hove Albion continue their impressive start to the 2023-24 Premier League campaign by winning 4-1 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man Utd 1-0 Wolves
Monday, August 14 at 8pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Brighton & Hove Albion

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Brighton 4-1 Luton
Saturday, August 12 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 Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 44.8%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 30.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.17%) and 0-2 (7.26%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 2-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Brighton & Hove Albion would win this match.

Result
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
30.52% ( -0.09)	24.68% ( 0.01)	44.8% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 57.05% (

-0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.21% (

-0.07)

45.79% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.89% (

-0.07)

68.11% (

0.07)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.78% (

-0.09)

28.22% (

0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.08% (

-0.12)

63.93% (

0.12)

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.48% (

20.52% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.98% (

0.01)

53.02% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Wolverhampton Wanderers 30.52%

Brighton & Hove Albion 44.8%

Draw 24.67%

Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
2-1 @ 7.34% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 7.33% ( 0) 2-0 @ 4.64% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.1% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.45% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.95% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 0.98% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.74% Total : 30.52%	1-1 @ 11.6% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.81% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 5.79% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.29% ( -0) Other @ 0.18% Total : 24.67%	1-2 @ 9.19% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 9.17% ( 0.03) 0-2 @ 7.26% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 4.85% ( 0) 0-3 @ 3.83% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3.07% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.92% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.52% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.22% ( -0) Other @ 2.78% Total : 44.8%