Predicted Edge

Bristol City v Wolves

Bristol City won 1 of the last 517th1–2Wolves won 3 of the last 55th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Bristol City Wolves
5Shots17
3Shots on target8
2Corners5
8Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Offsides0
340Passes555
38%Possession %62%
0.73xG2.23
Over 1.5
73%
Over 2.5
48%
Over 3.5
26%
Both score
53%
Model pick
Wolves 40%
Likely score
1-1 13%
Expected goals
1.20 – 1.38

Advised bets

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Edge strength 4 of 5

Bristol City -0.25

2.84BetVictor · fair 2.65 · qualifies at 2.73+ · 0.96u
Why this price?

Back Bristol City -0.25 on the Asian handicap at 2.84 with BetVictor — Bristol City must win by more than 0.25 goals.

Our model puts the chance at 37% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 38%; we judge it at 38%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 2.65. The offered 2.84 implies only 35%, so the price is 7.1% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 0.96 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Bristol City 1.20, Wolves 1.38.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultBristol City31.9%3.143.65 Betano27.4%+4.5
Match resultDraw27.7%3.623.55 Dafabet28.2%-0.5
Match resultWolves40.5%2.472.23 Dafabet44.8%-4.4
Total goalsOver 1.573.4%1.361.31 Betano76.3%-2.9
Total goalsUnder 1.526.6%3.763.80 Betfair26.3%+0.3
Total goalsOver 2.547.5%2.101.93 Betano51.8%-4.3
Total goalsUnder 2.552.5%1.911.95 Betano51.3%+1.2
Total goalsOver 3.525.9%3.873.40 Bet36529.4%-3.6
Total goalsUnder 3.574.1%1.351.36 Bet36573.5%+0.6
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes52.8%1.891.75 Betano57.1%-4.3
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No47.2%2.122.10 Bet36547.6%-0.4

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Wolves favoured against Bristol City

Our model makes Bristol City 32% to win this Championship fixture, with the draw at 28% and Wolves at 40%. The goal projection is 1.20 for Bristol City against 1.38 for Wolves — a slight edge to Wolves on expected output. A combined 2.58 goals points to a cagey game with few clear chances, which puts over 2.5 at 48% and both teams to score at 53%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 13%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 13%
0-1 10%
1-2 9%
1-0 8%
0-0 8%

This season

Season records for Bristol City and Wolves
Bristol City Wolves
15Played15
5-3-7W-D-L8-4-3
1.20Pts / game1.87
1.07Goals for / game1.73
1.60Goals against / game1.20
53%Over 2.560%
53%BTTS67%
13%Clean sheets27%
40%Failed to score7%
2-0-6Home record4-2-1
3-3-1Away record4-2-2
L2StreakD1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Bristol City · Wolves

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
12.8Shots16.9
4.3Shots on target4.5
5.6Corners7.1
1.38Cards2.50
10.9Fouls12.8
46Possession %54
1.48xG1.65
8 matchessample8 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
12.1Shots9.5
3.4Shots on target3.9
5.6Corners3.5
2.00Cards2.38
10.6Fouls10.5
54Possession %46
1.17xG0.93
8 matchessample8 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Bristol CityMetricWolves
0.60Goals scored1.00 (better)
0.60 (better)Goals conceded1.20
1.22Expected goals (xG)1.54 (better)
Big chances
2.75Shots on target3.60 (better)
12.00Total shots18.00 (better)
Touches in opp. box
6.00Corners8.20 (better)
48.3Possession %56.4 (better)
376Passes482 (better)
Tackles
12.00Fouls11.00 (better)
1.50 (better)Offsides2.60
Throw-ins
1.33 (better)Yellow cards2.80
Red cards

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
Bristol City wins
0
Draws
0
Wolves wins
1
Goals / game
3.00
Over 2.5
100%
Both score
100%
Championship table
League table
#TeamPWDLGDPtsForm
1Birmingham15852+1429Birmingham won 4 of the last 5
2Middlesbrough15852+1129Middlesbrough won 2 of the last 5
3Stoke City15924+629Stoke City won 4 of the last 5
4Southampton15843+1428Southampton won 2 of the last 5
5Wolves15843+828Wolves won 3 of the last 5
6West Brom15843+828West Brom won 3 of the last 5
7Swansea15825+426Swansea won 1 of the last 5
8QPR15663+624QPR won 2 of the last 5
9West Ham15654+1423West Ham won 1 of the last 5
10Sheffield Utd15645+222Sheffield Utd won 3 of the last 5
11Portsmouth15645+222Portsmouth won 2 of the last 5
12Norwich15708+821Norwich won 4 of the last 5
13Blackburn15636-121Blackburn won 2 of the last 5
14Cardiff15465018Cardiff won 2 of the last 5
15Wrexham15465-218Wrexham won 2 of the last 5
16Millwall15537-418Millwall won 1 of the last 5
17Bristol City15537-818Bristol City won 1 of the last 5
18Bolton15528-917Bolton won 1 of the last 5
19Charlton15456-1017Charlton won 1 of the last 5
20Watford15438-1015Watford won 2 of the last 5
21Lincoln15438-1115Lincoln won 1 of the last 5
22Burnley15177-910Burnley won 0 of the last 5
23Derby15249-1610Derby won 1 of the last 5
24Preston152211-178Preston won 1 of the last 5