Wolves are looking to increase the respectability of their points total as they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.
- Date: 31/01/2026
- Kick-off: 3:00pm
- Location: Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves go into the weekend bottom of the Premier League with 8 points from 22 games (1 win, 5 draws, 16 defeats) and a goal difference of -26, while Bournemouth sit 15th with 27 points (6 wins, 9 draws, 7 losses). On recent form, Wolves are slightly improved, as their last five league results read DWDDL, giving them 1.2 points per game over that run. At home they have taken 0.8 points per game from their last five (LLLWD), but the broader season context still leaves them in deep relegation trouble. Bournemouth, by contrast, have been inconsistent but competitive, with enough draws and wins to stay clear of immediate danger and an attacking style that keeps them involved in open contests.
Wolves’ underlying metrics show a side that struggles badly in attack and is leaky at the back. Their Premier League xG for sits at 1.07 per match (1.14 at home), with xG against at 1.58 (1.45 at Molineux), producing an xG difference of around -0.5 per game and reflecting their status as the division’s lowest scorers.
Bournemouth’s metrics are almost the mirror image. Their xG for this season stands at 1.56 per match and xG against at 1.51, but they are actually conceding 1.87 goals per game, suggesting a defence underperforming its xG and a propensity to concede more than chance quality alone would indicate. Over the full season, Bournemouth games have been notably high‑event; across one recent campaign snapshot, both teams scored in 61% of their fixtures (23 of 38) and over 2.5 goals landed in 55% (21 of 38), only just below the Premier League average.
The Cherries are winless in their last ten games on the road but equally, Wolves have won only one league game at home all season. On paper it seems there's little to separate these two sides, with a share of the spoils looking likely. While it's hard to have any confidence in the final result, Bournemouth averaging 4.7 goals per game in their last seven outings makes hard not to imagine this one delivering a high-event encounter.
Wolves 2-2 Bournemouth
