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EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 28, 2024 at 7.30pm UK
Molineux Stadium
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Wolves
2 - 0
Burnley

Guedes (38', 54')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Roberts (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wolves 2-6 Chelsea
Sunday, August 25 at 2pm in Premier League
Last Game: Sunderland 1-0 Burnley
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Burnley

Wolves have a much stronger squad than their opponents due to Burnley losing 16 players so far in the transfer window, suggesting the hosts will win this one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 40.01%. A win for Burnley had a probability of 34.94% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.64%) and 2-0 (6.37%). The likeliest Burnley win was 1-2 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Wolverhampton WanderersDrawBurnley
40.01% (0.046999999999997 0.05) 25.04% (-0.032 -0.03) 34.94% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)
Both teams to score 57.39% (0.113 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.95% (0.145 0.15)46.04% (-0.146 -0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.65% (0.138 0.14)68.34% (-0.14 -0.14)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.13% (0.088000000000008 0.09)22.87% (-0.09 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.39% (0.13 0.13)56.61% (-0.132 -0.13)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.4% (0.060000000000002 0.06)25.59% (-0.062999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.52% (0.082999999999998 0.08)60.47% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)
Score Analysis
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 40.01%
    Burnley 34.94%
    Draw 25.03%
Wolverhampton WanderersDrawBurnley
2-1 @ 8.68% (0.0059999999999985 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.64% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
2-0 @ 6.37% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.27% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.13% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 2.91% (0.015 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.58% (0.01 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.16% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 1.07% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 40.01%
1-1 @ 11.76% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.92% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
0-0 @ 5.85% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-3 @ 1.32% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 25.03%
1-2 @ 8.02% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 7.98% (-0.036 -0.04)
0-2 @ 5.44% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.64% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.69% (0.011 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.47% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 1.24% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 0.92% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 34.94%

How you voted: Wolves vs Burnley

Wolverhampton Wanderers
75.8%
Draw
7.8%
Burnley
16.4%
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