Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers prediction — EFL Cup · Wed 16 Sept · 19:45 UK

EFL Cup · Wed 16 Sept · 19:45 UK
Everton 54Draw 25Wolverhampton Wanderers 21
The call
79%
Everton or draw
2.7
Goals expected
12d 09hUntil lineups lock

What we expect

Everton to score82%
Over 1.5 goals75%
Under 3.5 goals71%
Wolverhampton Wanderers to score62%

Player forecasts

How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.

Based on counted shooting from the 2025/26 season in this competition.

Everton
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
Beto
FW · 2.8 shots expected
94%
67%
31%
Charly Alcaraz
MF · 2.3 shots expected
90%
46%
13%
Thierno Barry
FW · 2.2 shots expected
88%
59%
23%
Dwight McNeil
MF · 1.8 shots expected
84%
38%
8%
Iliman Ndiaye
MF · 1.5 shots expected
78%
51%
16%
Jack Grealish
MF · 1.5 shots expected
78%
37%
8%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
Tolu Arokodare
FW · 2.1 shots expected
88%
53%
18%
Mateus Mané
MF · 1.4 shots expected
76%
43%
11%
Rodrigo Gomes
MF · 1.3 shots expected
72%
33%
6%
Hee-Chan Hwang
FW · 1.1 shots expected
68%
38%
8%
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
MF · 1.1 shots expected
66%
30%
5%
Jhon Arias
MF · 1.0 shots expected
62%
21%
2%

These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.

Model inputs

Home form (last 6)D W W W D W
Expected goals gap (xG)+0.7 / match
Head-to-head, last 5EVE 2 · D 2 · WOL 1
Opponent strength indexTop quartile

Head to head

Jan 2026Everton 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sept 2025Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Everton
Aug 2025Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Everton
Mar 2025Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Everton
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Common questions

Who will win Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Bawler's model rates this match: Everton are favoured (54% win probability vs 21% for Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25% draw). The model uses rolling xG, recent form, and lineup data.

What is the predicted score for Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Everton 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (12.0% probability). Expected total goals: 2.71.

How does Bawler predict Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Bawler builds each side's expected goals from a rolling 26-match window, adjusts for home advantage and for injuries or absences in the confirmed squads, then runs the resulting scoreline distribution to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. For this match that gives Everton 54%, the draw 25% and Wolverhampton Wanderers 21%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.

Will both teams score in Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

BTTS: Yes (51% probability) — both attacks should find the net. Based on home expected goals 1.73 and away expected goals 0.98.

Over or under 2.5 goals in Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Bawler's model gives a combined expected-goals total of 2.71. The lean is Over 2.5 (a goal-fest is on the cards).

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