EFL Championship · Matchday 3
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCMolineux StadiumMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Wolverhampton Wanderers 39%Draw 34%Stoke City 27%
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
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
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
7 ptsTable6 pts
+3Goal difference-1
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1W0D0W Stoke City
Goals 4–1
- 2026-08-29Wolverhampton Wanderers4–1Stoke City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
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