Match Report
Leicester City, 18th on 25 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Wolverhampton Wanderers (16th, 42). Leicester City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1.82, Leicester City 0.87 and 2.11, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Wolverhampton Wanderers, winners of their last five, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Leicester City's winless run stood at 11. The last-five ledger: Wolverhampton Wanderers 15/15, Leicester City 1/15.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 5 for Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6 for Leicester City and 5 drawn, at 2.31 goals per meeting.
Molineux Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,050. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wolverhampton Wanderers led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Matheus Cunha (33'), Rodrigo Gomes (85'), Jørgen Strand Larsen (56')
Key stats
Possession: Wolverhampton Wanderers 56% · Leicester City 44% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 4-2