Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City

FULL TIME4 – 1

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCMolineux StadiumMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Wolverhampton Wanderers 68%Draw 18%Stoke City 14%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Wolverhampton WanderersStoke City

53Possession47

2.64Expected goals (xG)0.88

18Shots10

8Shots on target3

3Shots off target5

7Blocked shots2

13Shots inside box6

5Shots outside box4

7Corners1

2Offsides3

13Fouls15

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Saves4

408Passes362

345Accurate passes310

85Pass accuracy86

Match events

2′Sam Gallagher
15′Jun-ho Bae
19′Rodrigo Gomes
23′Rodrigo Gomes
31′Mohammed Lawal
39′Mateus Mane
45′Sam Gallagher
55′Raúl Jiménez · penalty
62′Jun-ho Bae ← Million Manhoef
73′Raúl Jiménez → Adam Armstrong
73′André → Boubacar Traoré
74′George Hirst ← Róbert Boženík
77′Rodrigo Gomes → Jordan James
77′Marshall Munetsi → Tommy Doyle
83′Mateus Mane → Tawanda Chirewa
84′Jordan James (assist Fer López)
85′Sam Gallagher
85′Djibril Soumaré ← Tomáš Rigo
90′Sorba Thomas

Wolverhampton Wanderers · Stoke City

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Wolverhampton Wanderers3-3-4

16.8Sá

97.8↓73'Jiménez

56.8↓77'Munetsi

246.8Gomes

218.8↓77'Gomes

76.8↓73'André

36.8Bueno

346.8Djiga

386.8Tchatchoua

287.5López

366.5↓83'Mane

Stoke City4-3-3

207.0↓85'Gallagher

26.3Johnson

166.3Wilmot

15.7Johansson

156.3↓74'Hirst

176.3Bocat

76.0Thomas

106.0↓62'Bae

186.3Lawal

86.3Galbraith

276.3↓85'Soumaré

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1José Sá6.8
9Raúl Jiménez7.8
5Marshall Munetsi6.8
24Toti Gomes6.8
21Rodrigo Gomes8.8
7André6.8
3Hugo Bueno6.8
34Nasser Djiga6.8
38Jackson Tchatchoua6.8
28Fer López7.5
36Mateus Mane6.5

Stoke City

20Sam Gallagher7.0
2Ben Johnson6.3
16Ben Wilmot6.3
1Viktor Johansson5.7
15George Hirst6.3
17Eric Bocat6.3
7Sorba Thomas6.0
10Jun-ho Bae6.0
18Bosun Lawal6.3
8Ethan Galbraith6.3
27Djibril Soumaré6.3

Wolverhampton WanderersTale of the tapeStoke City

3-3-4Formation4-3-3

18 ptsTable19 pts

+3Goal difference+2

WDFormLLLLL

68%Win chance14%

Head to head

First meeting

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke City have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers

@Preston North End3-1
vsBlackburn Rovers2-2

Stoke City

LLLLL

@Southampton1-3
vsSwansea City1-2
@Bristol City0-2
vsPortsmouth1-3
vsMillwall1-3

This season — other meeting

Stoke CityvWolverhampton Wanderers

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	5	3	3	+3	18
Stoke City	11	6	1	4	+2	19