Wolves

Wolves CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 season · 37 matches played · View Premier League standings →

-57
CLS Score
1st unluckiest of 20 in the Premier League

Wolves: 19 points from 37 expected, a gap of 18.2. Finishing has cost them: 7 fewer goals than their 33.5 xG should produce. Defensively, 9 more goals conceded than the 57.6 xGA opponents generated. 24 losses, 10 draws. The underlying numbers say this team is better than the table shows. Top driver: xPTS Gap (-26.5 CLS impact). 18 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve

Data last updated May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

Key Stats

19
Points
Expected: 37.18
26
Goals Scored
xG: 33.46
67
Goals Conceded
xGA: 57.58
18.2
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 5 · 2025-09-20 · vs Leeds · at home
1-3
Lost at home against Leeds

A defeat that defied the run of play. Wolves generated 1.78 xG, comfortably more than the 0.48 their opponent managed. Leeds created almost nothing - just 0.48 xG - but scored 3 goals. The model valued this match at 2.3 points for Wolves. They got 0. That's 2.3 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
8'L. Krejci scores for Wolves (assist: F. Lopez)
31'D. Calvert-Lewin scores for Leeds
39'A. Stach scores for Leeds
45'N. Okafor scores for Leeds (assist: A. Stach)
1.78
xG Created
0.48
Opp. xG
-2.3
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW5 · 2025-09-20 · vs Leeds · Home-2.3 pts
Lost 1-3 home despite 1.8 xG. Expected 2.3 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-3 | xG: 1.78-0.48
MW9 · 2025-10-26 · vs Burnley · Home-1.9 pts
Lost 2-3 home despite 2.3 xG. Expected 1.9 pts, got 0.
Score: 2-3 | xG: 2.28-1.43
MW12 · 2025-11-22 · vs Crystal Palace · Home-1.7 pts
Lost 0-2 home despite 1.8 xG. Expected 1.7 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-2 | xG: 1.79-1.27

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW30 · 2026-03-03 · vs Liverpool · Home+2.5 pts
Won 2-1 home from 0.4 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.4 expected.
Score: 2-1 | xG: 0.44-1.83
MW29 · 2026-02-27 · vs Aston Villa · Home+1.8 pts
Won 2-0 home from 0.9 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.2 expected.
Score: 2-0 | xG: 0.92-1.06
MW26 · 2026-02-11 · vs Nottingham Forest · Away+0.8 pts
Drew 0-0 away. xG: 0.4-2.5.
Score: 0-0 | xG: 0.42-2.55

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

xPTS Gap
18 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-26.5
Defensive Luck
Conceded 9 more goals than the 57.6 xGA opponents generated
-12.1
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-11.1
Finishing Luck
Scored 7 fewer goals than their 33.5 xG - wasting chances
-10
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (134 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+4
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-1.9
Schedule Strength
Faced weaker-than-average opponents so far
+0.6
Total CLS-57

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: declining|1 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Wolves are deeply cursed at -57. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

Next Matches
05-24
A
Burnley
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Projected Finish

Projected Position
20
of 20
No change from current 20
Projected Points
20
from 19 now (+1 remaining)
Pace
1.00
expected pts per game · 1 games left

Projection blends 40% actual points-per-game with 60% expected points-per-game over the 1 games remaining. Heavier weight on xPTS because it strips out finishing variance, defensive luck, and the close-game randomness CURSD already tracks.

Fantasy Outlook

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Most-Owned Attackers

Live FPL data · 6h cache
Wolves has scored 7 goals below their xG total — finishing has been cold. Their attackers are due for a bounce.
PlayerPriceOwnedGoalsxGΔVerdict
Fraser FWD£4.21.8%00.00.0Finishing in line with xG
Mané FWD£4.21.3%31.8+1.2Finishing in line with xG
Gonzalez MID£4.31.2%00.00.0Finishing in line with xG
Edozie MID£4.30.4%10.2+0.8Finishing in line with xG
J.Gomes MID£5.30.3%11.3-0.3Finishing in line with xG

Δ = goals − xG. Positive = overperforming finishing (often unsustainable). Negative = underperforming (often a buy).