Match Report
Wolverhampton Wanderers, 20th on 20 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Sunderland (7th, 54). Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Wolverhampton Wanderers ran at 0.71 scored and 1.79 conceded, Sunderland at 1.11 and 1.26.
Wolverhampton Wanderers had lost three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, 3 for Sunderland, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 56%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.6 goals per game across the last five against 3 historically.
The match was played at Molineux Stadium (capacity 32,050). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sunderland led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Santiago Bueno (54') · Sunderland: Nordi Mukiele (17')
Key stats
Possession: Wolverhampton Wanderers 58% · Sunderland 42% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 6-3