GolVolt — Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Cardiff City

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Championship Matchday 13 Sat 31 Oct

Wolverhampton Wanderers

González 10′Armstrong 15′Krejci 58′

Full-time 3:0

Cardiff City

Six of the Round · Championship

Player of the match José Sá 9.0

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 5.0/10 more watchable than 50% of Championship matches Sá: rated 9.0. How we rate

GolVolt rating 5.0GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 10' González, 1:0

3 of 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers turned that many shots on target into goals with only 39% of the ball.
1.3 xG
Wolverhampton Wanderers kept a clean sheet against 1.3 xG.
7 → 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers climb 3 places in the table. Cardiff City stay in place 17.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 62% to 80% (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+3' · 3:0Wolverhampton Wanderers 90%draw 7%Cardiff City 3%

Key stats

39% Possession 61%

1.14 xG (expected goals) 1.34

13 Shots 13

4 On target 9

4 Big chances 1

3 Corners 5

All stats (23)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Sá: rated 9.0.

Dramaweight 50% Settled by 24′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 1.2 out of 10
Heroesweight 20% Sá: rated 9.0. Heroes: 9.7 out of 10
Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.7 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.1 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 5.0more watchable than 50% of Championship matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

3 goals6 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

10' Goal: Fernando López Gonzálezheader · assist: Bueno1:0
15' Goal: Adam Armstrongheader · assist: Saïd2:0
26' Adam Armstrongyellow card · foul
36' SubstitutionBellegarde for James
42' Andréyellow card · foul
Half-time · 2:0
50' Fernando López Gonzálezyellow card · time-wasting
56' Joel Baganyellow card · foul
58' Goal: Ladislav Krejciheader · assist: Trippier3:0
61' 2 substitutionsAshford for ScanlonColwill for Willock
62' Jean-Ricner Bellegardeyellow card · foul
66' SubstitutionGomes for González
67' SubstitutionMané for Saïd
72' 2 substitutionsKpakio for FishTurnbull for Robertson
76' 2 substitutionsChirewa for ArmstrongDoyle for André
88' SubstitutionHolt for Tanner
90+2' Rubin Colwillyellow card · foul
Full-time · 3:0

Match stats

Shooting

1.14 xG (expected goals) 1.34

13 Shots 13

4 On target 9

4 Big chances 1

7 Off target 2

2 Blocked 2

10 Inside the box 8

3 Outside the box 5

1 Big chances missed 1

Play

39% Possession 61%

3 Corners 5

303 Passes 495

75% Pass accuracy 83%

10 Key passes 11

60 Attacks 92

28 Dangerous attacks 45

Defence

16 Tackles 20

22 Interceptions 11

9 Saves 1

Discipline

20 Fouls 8

1 Offsides 2

4 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

9.0 Sá

8.1 Trippier

6.9 Mosquera

7.5 Krejci

8.1 Bueno

6.9 André

6.6 Munetsi

7.4 González

6.3 James

7.3 Saïd

7.3 Armstrong

5.8 Trott

6.1 Scanlon

7.0 Bagan

6.4 Fish

7.0 Ng

6.7 Robertson

7.6 Colwill

6.8 Willock

6.4 Moylan

6.4 Tanner

6.8 Salech

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cardiff City

Goalkeepers

Sá 9.0

Trott 5.8

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Armstrong 7.3

Salech 6.8

Came on

Bench

Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 João Virgínia GK —
24 Toti DEF —
38 Jackson Tchatchoua DEF —
20 Tommy Doyle MID on
27 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde MID on
14 Sean Neave ATT —
21 Rodrigo Gomes ATT on
23 Tawanda Blessing Chirewa ATT on
36 Mateus Mané ATT on

Cardiff City

30 Harry Tyrer GK —
40 Noah Anyadike DEF —
44 Ronan Kpakio DEF on
10 Rubin Colwill MID on
14 David Turnbull MID on
33 Rob Tankiewicz MID —
43 Paul Ujobolo Moreno MID —
50 Charlie Holt MID on
45 Cian Ashford ATT on

Match sheet

Coaches: César Peixoto Wolverhampton Wanderers Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City
Stadium: Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 29,852

Player ratings

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José SáWolverhampton Wanderers · goalkeeper · 92′ 9.0

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Table after the match

Wolverhampton Wanderers

before7.21 pts

↑ 3 places

after4.24 pts

Cardiff City stay 17. (14 pts).

Computed from recorded results; the official table may differ. The 8 finished fixtures with this exact kickoff are treated as one window because no reliable final-whistle order is stored.

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Before the match we said

Facts recorded before kick-off, checked after the match.

Pre-match forecast (provider data): Wolverhampton Wanderers 44%Result: Wolverhampton Wanderers – Cardiff City 3:0.
Jack Moylan: 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matchesJack Moylan: no goal, no assist.
Cardiff City have scored in 5 matches in a rowThe run ended: Wolverhampton Wanderers – Cardiff City 3:0.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored in 4 matches in a rowThe run goes on: a goal in 5 matches in a row.