Premier League Gameweek 34 Sat, Apr 25 · 15:00 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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Our take

Tottenham were slight favourites.

Tottenham were the stronger side on L90 Strength (60 vs 47). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Tottenham. Wolves had 7 days of rest, Tottenham 6.9 and had to travel 182 km.

Away travel182 kmRest days7 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Wolves32%
Draw24%
Tottenham43%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.72
Wolves36%
Draw27%
Tottenham37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.35
Wolves32%
Draw25%
Tottenham42%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.64
Wolves25%
Draw23%
Tottenham51%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.93
Wolves32%
Draw25%
Tottenham43%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.66
Over 2.5 62% Both score 64% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)

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RefereeAnthony Taylor
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 200

Team strength

WolvesTottenham
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
41 AttackIn forecast 56
46 DefenceIn forecast 74
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Wolves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Tottenham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

WolvesTottenham
0.73 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.27
1.85 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.61
0.88 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
48% Scored inContext 79%
12% Clean sheetsContext 21%
9.27 ShotsContext 11.21
3.31 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.97
35% On target shareContext 35%
6.03 Shots in the boxContext 7.91
62% Box shareContext 69%
8% ConversionContext 11%
1.80 OffsidesContext 1.81
14.06 Shots allowedContext 12.76
4.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.24
4.50 BlocksContext 3.53
3.06 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
63% Save rateContext 64%
44% PossessionIn forecast 50%
374 PassesContext 407
299 Accurate passesContext 330
80% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.81
13.12 FoulsContext 11.82
10.91 Fouls sufferedContext 10.03
2.15 Yellow cardsContext 2.48
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.09
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
2.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.80
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
50% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.90 ShotsContext 12.40
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
36% On target shareContext 41%
6.11 Shots in the boxContext 8.60
59% Box shareContext 69%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.33 OffsidesContext 1.29
16.10 Shots allowedContext 14.50
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
4.33 BlocksContext 4.70
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
64% Save rateContext 51%
43% PossessionIn forecast 46%
363 PassesContext 366
289 Accurate passesContext 290
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.69
10.80 FoulsContext 14.20
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Wolves
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km280 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Tottenham
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel182 km774 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Wolves Tottenham
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2025-2026, 18 Apr6.9Premier League 2025-2026, 18 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km182 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways280 km774 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one78.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Wolves Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1José Sá(G)
24Toti Gomes 4S. Bueno 2M. Doherty
3Hugo Bueno 7André 8João Gomes 17Pedro Lima
36Mateus Mané 21R. Gomes
9A. Armstrong
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Tottenham Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31A. Kinský(G)
24D. Spence 37M. van de Ven 4K. Danso 23Pedro Porro
8Y. Bissouma 30R. Bentancur
7X. Simons 22C. Gallagher 39R. Kolo Muani
19D. Solanke
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Wolves Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.08 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Tottenham Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Wolves-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.6 pp
  • Tottenham+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Wolves · Home 0.75points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
3-3-10
Scored
1.06
Conceded
1.94
Tottenham · Away 1.25points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
5-5-6
Scored
1.38
Conceded
1.44

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

5 Wolves wins2 draws3 Tottenham wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.10 Over 2.540% Both scored50% Clean sheets20% · 30%
  • 27 Sep 2025Tottenham1–1Wolves
  • 13 Apr 2025Wolves4–2Tottenham
  • 29 Dec 2024Tottenham2–2Wolves
  • 17 Feb 2024Tottenham1–2Wolves
  • 11 Nov 2023Wolves2–1Tottenham
  • 4 Mar 2023Wolves1–0Tottenham

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Anthony Taylor 200 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.82league 3.75
Red cards0.15league 0.12
Cards 5+38%league 38%
Fouls21.1league 21.5
Penalties0.24league 0.21
Home wins36%league 42%
Wolves13 with this referee
Record3-3-7 Cards · opp.1.1 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L22 Nov 25H · Crystal Palace0–22
  • L20 Sep 25H · Leeds1–31
  • W13 Apr 25H · Tottenham4–21
  • W22 Dec 24A · Leicester3–00
  • D2 Nov 24H · Crystal Palace2–21
Tottenham16 with this referee
Record8-3-5 Cards · opp.1.4 · 1.5 Pens for · against2 · 5 Reds1
  • L10 Feb 26H · Newcastle1–23
  • L13 Apr 25A · Wolves2–42
  • L8 Dec 24H · Chelsea3–42
  • W24 Aug 24H · Everton4–00
  • L17 Feb 24H · Wolves1–20

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Wolves33 games · scored 24 · conceded 61
2 7 0-15
2 9 16-30
7 14 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 14 61-75
7 13 76-90
Tottenham33 games · scored 42 · conceded 53
3 7 0-15
4 3 16-30
10 19 31-45
7 5 46-60
6 6 61-75
12 13 76-90
Wolves10 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
2 0-15
3 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 5 76-90
Tottenham10 games · scored 12 · conceded 25
4 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 8 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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