Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
9 of 12 right
- Result Wolverhampton Wanderers win44% 1-2
- Double chance Burnley or Wolverhampton Wanderers (12)72% 1-2
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.551% 3 goals
- More corners Wolverhampton Wanderers53% Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-6)
- Yellow cards Above average 0 yellow cards · league 3.1
- Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Under55% 4.5 Under74% 5.5 Under87%
- Corners Around average 9 corners · league 10.5
- Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over65% 9.5 Over54% 10.5 Under57%
Match stats
Burnley Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1 Goals 2
- 0 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 3 Corners 6
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers brings the Championship to Turf Moor on Friday 16 October 2026 for Matchday 11. Our result pick is a Wolverhampton Wanderers win, and our double chance pick is Burnley or Wolverhampton Wanderers to win (no draw).
Why this pick?
Our model makes Wolverhampton Wanderers the pick, and the main reason is a strength rating that places them clearly above the Championship average and ahead of Burnley. The strongest argument on the other side is Turf Moor, where Burnley have home advantage, and their recent attacking output: over the last five matches they have been producing more shots than the league norm. Even so, that gap in the rating is a wide one, and Wolverhampton Wanderers arrive with the tighter defensive numbers, conceding fewer shots and clearly fewer big chances than the average side. The call is a narrow one.
Form guide
Burnley
- D 2-2 vs Charlton Athletic (H) Championship · 13 Oct
- W 4-0 at Watford (A) Championship · 10 Oct
- D 1-1 vs Derby County (H) Championship · 19 Sep
- L 1-3 at Swansea City (A) Championship · 12 Sep
- D 1-1 at Wrexham (A) Championship · 8 Sep
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- L 1-3 vs Bolton Wanderers (H) Championship · 13 Oct
- L 0-1 at Middlesbrough (A) Championship · 10 Oct
- W 1-0 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 20 Sep
- L 0-1 at Everton (A) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
- W 1-0 at Sheffield United (A) Championship · 13 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
17 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 24 May 2026 · Premier League Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 26 Oct 2025 · Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Burnley
- 28 Aug 2024 · EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Burnley
- 2 Apr 2024 · Premier League Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 5 Dec 2023 · Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Burnley
Championship so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16:14 | +2 | 14 |
| 21 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15:19 | -4 | 8 |
Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Turf Moor, Burnley
Questions and answers
What was the score of Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship (Matchday 11) on Friday 16 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers right?
Yes: our result pick was Wolverhampton Wanderers win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-2. 9 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?
0 yellow cards (Burnley 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0), no red cards and 9 corners (Burnley 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 6).
Times are UTC.