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Championship · Regular Season - 2 August 22, 2026 16:00 Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Preston
#24 · 5 pts
1 – 3
Final score
Wolves
#4 · 21 pts
J. Thompson (ast. D. Burgzorg) 90'+1
8' (ast. Andre) F. Lopez
71' (ast. R. Jimenez) A. Armstrong
82' (ast. T. Doyle) F. Lopez
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Wolves a 37% win probability (draw 31%, Preston 30%). The final result was Preston 1–3 Wolves.

Match statistics
1
Total shots
7
1
Shots on target
2
0.15
Actual xG
0.58
1
Saves
0
54%
Possession
46%
2
Corners
2
7
Tackles
3
1
🟨 Yellow cards
1
Match Events
8'
ast. Andre · F. Lopez⚽
A. Hughes
14'
43'
M. Munetsi
A. McCann
50'
L. Leroy
55'
↕ L. Lindsay / L. Gibson
65'
↕ J. Erabi / T. Small
66'
67'
A. Armstrong / R. Gomes ↕
67'
T. Doyle / M. Munetsi ↕
71'
ast. R. Jimenez · A. Armstrong⚽
↕ C. Lang / G. Gryba
76'
↕ L. Leroy / J. Thompson
77'
79'
J. James / R. Jimenez ↕
79'
B. Traore / Andre ↕
82'
ast. T. Doyle · F. Lopez⚽
86'
D. Wolfe / H. Bueno ↕
⚽J. Thompson · ast. D. Burgzorg
90'+1
H. Clarke
90'
Pre-match prediction
30.96%
Preston
31.22%
X
37.82%
Wolves ←
we assigned to the actual result (Wolves) 37.82% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Preston
0.98
0.15
-0.83
Wolves
4.50
0.58
-3.92
Wolves dominated by xG (0.58 vs 0.15). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 25
2 Swansea Swansea 12 23
3 West Ham West Ham 12 22
4 Wolves Wolves 12 21
5 West Brom West Brom 12 21
6 Southampton Southampton 12 20
7 Birmingham Birmingham 12 20
8 QPR QPR 12 20
9 Stoke City Stoke City 12 20
10 Blackburn Blackburn 12 18
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 12 18
12 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12 16
13 Millwall Millwall 12 15
14 Bristol City Bristol City 12 15
15 Lincoln Lincoln 12 15
16 Cardiff Cardiff 12 14
17 Wrexham Wrexham 12 14
18 Bolton Bolton 12 14
19 Charlton Charlton 12 14
20 Norwich Norwich 12 12
21 Watford Watford 12 11
22 Burnley Burnley 12 8
23 Derby Derby 12 7
24 Preston Preston 12 5
Lineups
Preston Preston 4-2-3-1
1 D. Iversen D. Iversen 45' G 6.20
16 A. Hughes A. Hughes 45' D 6.20
6 L. Lindsay L. Lindsay 45' D 6.20
14 J. Storey J. Storey 45' D 6.50
4 H. Clarke H. Clarke 45' D 6.60
27 L. Leroy L. Leroy 45' M 6.30
8 Ali McCann Ali McCann 45' M 6.50
37 D. Burgzorg D. Burgzorg 1 👟 45' M 6.30
10 C. Lang C. Lang 45' M 6.30
7 A. Devine A. Devine 45' M 6.90
9 J. Erabi J. Erabi 45' F 6.20
Bench
23 A. Moran A. Moran M
3 A. Vukčević A. Vukčević D
32 Ed Nolan Ed Nolan D
30 G. Gryba G. Gryba F
15 J. Thompson J. Thompson 1 ⚽ M
19 L. Gibson L. Gibson D
21 L. Nicholls L. Nicholls G
2 Pol Valentín Pol Valentín D
11 T. Small T. Small D
Wolves Wolves 4-2-3-1
1 José Sá José Sá 45' G 6.60
3 Hugo Bueno Hugo Bueno 45' D 6.70
24 Toti Gomes Toti Gomes 45' D 6.90
34 N. Djiga N. Djiga 45' D 6.60
38 J. Tchatchoua J. Tchatchoua 45' D 6.90
7 André André 1 👟 45' M 6.90
5 M. Munetsi M. Munetsi 45' M 7.20
36 M. Mane M. Mane 45' M 6.30
28 Fer López Fer López 2 ⚽ 45' M 7.90
21 Rodrigo Gomes Rodrigo Gomes 45' M 6.30
9 R. Jiménez R. Jiménez 1 👟 45' F 6.30
Bench
10 A. Armstrong A. Armstrong 1 ⚽ F
12 B. Traoré B. Traoré M
6 D. Møller Wolfe D. Møller Wolfe D
8 J. James J. James M
17 Pedro Lima Pedro Lima D
4 S. Bueno S. Bueno D
31 S. Johnstone S. Johnstone G
23 T. Chirewa T. Chirewa F
20 T. Doyle T. Doyle 1 👟 M
Best on the pitch
Fer López
Fer López
M · Wolves
7.90
2 ⚽
1 shots · 23 pass
M. Munetsi
M. Munetsi
M · Wolves
7.20
1 shots · 9 pass
André
André
M · Wolves
6.90
1 👟
· 21 pass
A. Devine
A. Devine
M · Preston
6.90
· 15 pass
J. Tchatchoua
J. Tchatchoua
D · Wolves
6.90
· 9 pass
Toti Gomes
Toti Gomes
D · Wolves
6.90
1 shots · 41 pass
Preston Preston — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
D. Iversen G 45 6.20 — — — 17 12% — — —
A. Hughes D 45 6.20 — — — 34 29% — 1 —
L. Lindsay D 45 6.20 — — — 39 35% — — —
J. Storey D 45 6.50 — — — 39 33% 1 — —
H. Clarke D 45 6.60 — — — 17 14% 2 — —
L. Leroy M 45 6.30 — — — 28 22% 1 — —
Ali McCann M 45 6.50 — — — 33 25% — — —
D. Burgzorg M 45 6.30 — 1 — 19 14% 1 — —
C. Lang M 45 6.30 — — 1 5 5% — — —
A. Devine M 45 6.90 — — — 15 10% 2 — —
J. Erabi F 45 6.20 — — — 8 6% — — —
Wolves Wolves — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
José Sá G 45 6.60 — — — 26 20% — — —
Hugo Bueno D 45 6.70 — — — 32 27% 1 — —
Toti Gomes D 45 6.90 — — 1 41 40% — — —
N. Djiga D 45 6.60 — — — 26 23% — — —
J. Tchatchoua D 45 6.90 — — — 9 5% — — —
André M 45 6.90 — 1 — 21 19% — — —
M. Munetsi M 45 7.20 — — 1 9 9% 1 1 —
M. Mane M 45 6.30 — — 1 8 5% — — —
Fer López M 45 7.90 2 — 1 23 21% 1 — —
Rodrigo Gomes M 45 6.30 — — 1 6 3% — — —
R. Jiménez F 45 6.30 — 1 2 13 8% — — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Preston vs Wolves?
The final score was Preston 1–3 Wolves.
What did the model predict before Preston vs Wolves?
The model assigned 30% probability to a Preston win, 31% to a draw, and 37% to an Wolves win.