GolVolt — Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: preview, line-ups, chances

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Championship Matchday 14

Bristol City

21:00 Wed 4 Nov · your time in 3 days 18 h

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Six of the Round · Championship

Pre-match chances

37% Bristol City 27% draw Wolverhampton Wanderers 36%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Where to watch: Paramount+ Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Referee: Tom Nield

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 11 January 2025: Bristol City – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:2

WLDWWW

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won the last 3 meetings.

Referee

Tom Nield: 3.0 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 5 matches, 1 red card, 1 penalty.

Streak

Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored in 5 matches in a row

LWDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Streak

Wolverhampton Wanderers unbeaten in 4 matches

WDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 13 October, 1:3 against Bolton Wanderers.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Rio Cardines

Bristol City · midfielder

0goals 6assists 7.17avg rating

Last match, Bolton Wanderers: rating 6.9.

Fernando López González

Wolverhampton Wanderers · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Cardiff City: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Bristol City at home and Wolverhampton Wanderers away, as in this match.

Bristol City

at home · 10

4W0D6L0.8scored per match1.1conceded per match

Wolverhampton Wanderers

away · 10

4W2D4L1.3scored per match1.4conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 5.6 · 7.6; cards 1.0 · 3.0

Head to head

14 meetings since 2007. The last 5 below.

Last time · 11 Jan 2025 · FA Cup Bristol City 1:2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Twine 45+1' · Aït-Nouri 10' · Gomes 21'. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

1wins

1 draw3.4 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

3wins

11 Jan 2025FA Cup Bristol City1:2Wolverhampton Wanderers Twine 45+1' · Aït-Nouri 10' · Gomes 21' Details
17 Feb 2019FA Cup Bristol City0:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Cavaleiro 28' before our records
30 Dec 2017Championship Bristol City1:2Wolverhampton Wanderers De Cordova-Reid 53' · Douglas 66' · Bennett 90+4' before our records
12 Sep 2017Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers3:3Bristol City Bonatini 28' · Jota 54' · Batth 85' · Flint 43' · Diédhiou 58' (k) · De Cordova-Reid 82' before our records
8 Apr 2017Championship Bristol City3:1Wolverhampton Wanderers Krabbendam 33' · Abraham 39' (k), 49' · Böðvarsson 78' before our records

Show older (5)

26 Dec 2016Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers3:2Bristol City Edwards 3' · Costa 57' · Cavaleiro 84' (k) · Abraham 38' · Flint 44' before our records
8 Mar 2016Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers2:1Bristol City Byrne 47' · Doherty 90+4' · Flint 77' before our records
3 Nov 2015Championship Bristol City1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers Kodjia 45' before our records
16 Mar 2013Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers2:1Bristol City Ebanks-Blake 76' · Doyle 78' · Davis 25' (s) before our records
1 Dec 2012Championship Bristol City1:4Wolverhampton Wanderers Danns 85' · Ebanks-Blake 20' · Doyle 26', 41' · Sigurðarson 44' before our records

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Bristol City (3-5-2, last: Bolton Wanderers) · Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City).

Official around 20:00, Wed 4 Nov

BCCollins LEEissat LMMcNally GTTanner CPPring BKDe Keersmaecker JWWilliams JKKnight RCCardines DBBallard LTTolaj JSSá KTTrippier YMMosquera LKKrejci HBBueno ANAndré MMMunetsi FGGonzález JJJames RSSaïd AAArmstrong

Bristol CityWolverhampton Wanderers

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Michael SkubalaBristol City César PeixotoWolverhampton Wanderers

Full squads (59 players)

Bristol City

Goalkeepers

1 Sam Tickle
40 Brad Collins

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

– Lewis Thomas

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

37%Bristol City

27%draw

36%Wolverhampton Wanderers

Out of 20 matches like this, Bristol City win 7, 6 end level and Wolverhampton Wanderers win 7.

The forecast sees an even match. By Volt (strength from league results) Wolverhampton Wanderers rate higher: 48.0 and 54.6.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

1:113%
0:110%
1:010%
0:08%
2:18%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

2+ goals71% Bristol City 5 of 10 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 of 10
3+ goals46% Bristol City 4 of 10 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 of 10
4+ goals25% Bristol City 3 of 10 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 of 10
5+ goals13% Bristol City 2 of 10 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 of 10

Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 51%.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Bristol City relegation risk today 5%

after a defeat: 7%
after a draw: 6%
after a win: 3%

Wolverhampton Wanderers title chance today 4%

after a defeat: 3%
after a draw: 4%
after a win: 6%

Bristol City: 3 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

48.0 54.6