Decoding Wolves vs Sunderland

Updates as Wolves host Sunderland in the Premier League; kick off 3pm. Wolves vs Sunderland has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Kenya.

Key facts

• Updates as Wolves host Sunderland in the Premier League; kick off 3pm.
• Wolves return for successive Saturday 3pm Premier League matches at Molineux this weekend, as the Old Gold face Sunderland.
• Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven home league games against Sunderland (W3 D4).
• Sunderland have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games against Wolves, a run stretching back to April 2012.
• Wolves have lost all four of their Premier League games against promoted sides this season – only four teams have ever lost five in a single campaign: Ipswich Town (1994-95), Sunderland (2002-03), Leicester City and Southampton (both 2022-23).

What we know

Going deeper, Wolves return for successive Saturday 3pm Premier League matches at Molineux this weekend, as the Old Gold face Sunderland.

On the substance, Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven home league games against Sunderland (W3 D4).

Beyond the headlines, Sunderland have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games against Wolves, a run stretching back to April 2012.

More precisely, Wolves have lost all four of their Premier League games against promoted sides this season – only four teams have ever lost five in a single campaign: Ipswich Town (1994-95), Sunderland (2002-03), Leicester City and Southampton (both 2022-23).

It is worth noting that Wolves head into Saturday’s contest having lost all four of their Premier League matches against promoted teams this season, but they can take some comfort from their run of seven home league games without a defeat against Sunderland (W3 D4).

By the numbers

At this stage, Wolves have failed to score in a league-high 18 different Premier League games this season.

On a related note, the last team to fail in more were Norwich City in 2021-22 (22), while it’s Wolves’ third most in a top-flight campaign after 1983-84 (22) and 1981-82 (20).

Going deeper, Wolves have won just one of their last 18 Premier League games in the month of May (D4 L13), and are winless in 10 since a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa in 2023 (D2 L8).

On the substance, Sunderland have lost their last two Premier League games, going down 4-3 at Aston Villa and 5-0 at home to Nottingham Forest.

The wider context

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Going deeper, Sunderland have won their last two league games against Wolves.

On the substance, Sunderland have conceded from just 9.2% of their shots faced in the Premier League this season (45 goals conceded from 491 shots), the third best rate in the competition.

Beyond the headlines, However, opponents Wolves have the lowest shot conversion rate of any side this term (7.6%).

More precisely, Wolves’ 23 defeats this season are already their joint-most in any 38-game league campaign, level with 1905-06 and 2011-12.

The bottom line

• The last team to fail in more were Norwich City in 2021-22 (22), while it’s Wolves’ third most in a top-flight campaign after 1983-84 (22) and 1981-82 (20).
• No player has played more Premier League games without completing 90 minutes in any of them this season than Sunderland’s Wilson Isidor (29).
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