Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Burnley 40 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 29
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Burnley 48 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 61
Shots on target 4-8 · corners 3-6 · possession 46-54
NextGOAL tip: Burnley +0.25 · 4 stars
Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers have met over several seasons and the results have usually been tight. The two sides drew 1-1 in their most recent meeting, and before that Burnley won 3-2 away at Molineux. This time both teams are in the same league again, but the situations on each side are quite different from back then. Burnley are still finding league wins hard to come by. This season, 10 matches in, they have won only one, drawn as many as 5, and they had just thrashed a side 4-0 at home in their one clear win before being pegged back to 2-2 in their latest match. The defence is a clear problem, having conceded 19 goals in 10 matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers, meanwhile, have picked up more wins but are badly up and down, losing their last two in a row while scoring just one goal. Their attack relies mainly on the closing stages of games. This game should be open and end-to-end from the start, because both sides tend to concede more than they score, and Burnley at home usually start better than they finish. If Burnley get the opening goal from a spell of pressure early in the second half, the game should flow the way the hosts want, controlling the tempo and forcing Wolverhampton Wanderers to open up until they leave more gaps.