Kevin De Bruyne and Ruben Dias approaching landmarks - Stat Preview: Wolves vs Manchester City (Premier League)

Manchester City are set to lock horns against Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.

After coming back from a goal down to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League, Manchester City will enter their upcoming clash against Wolves with their confidence through the roof.

John Stones brilliantly cancelled out Jude Bellingham's opener, before Haaland acrobatically won the game for the Blues in the 84th minute.

However, Pep Guardiola’s side will have their sights set on getting a victory at in the Midlands, after dropping points against Aston Villa away from home in a 1-1 draw in their last league fixture.

City have surprisingly dropped points in their past two away matches in the league, having to also settle for a point against Newcastle last month.

Despite Wolves’ abundance in quality, the results have not been indicative of their quality on paper, with two draws and three defeats in their last five league matches.

While Bruno Lage’s men will be eyeing an upset against City, it is a tall task to stop the Premier League champions that have added an unstoppable Erling Haaland to their ranks.

Ahead of an enthralling Saturday afternoon kick-off, here are the interesting statistics worth giving a read.

Wolves

• Alongside Ederson, Nick Pope and Robert Sanchez, Jose Sa is the only goalkeeper in the Premier League to have kept three clean sheets this term.
• Ruben Neves has made the second most blocks in the division this campaign (8).
• Max Kilman, Nathan Collins and Jose Sa have played every minute in the league so far (540).
• Ruben Neves has the joint-second highest yellow cards in the 2022/23 Premier League season (3).
• Max Kilman has made the fifth highest clearances in the English top-flight up until this point (32).

Manchester City

• Erling Haaland scored nine in his first month in the Premier League, with Luis Suarez being the only player to have scored more in a single month (10 in December 2013).
• No team in the Premier League has played as many passes as Manchester City so far (4,455).
• Kevin De Bruyne has played more through balls than any player in the division (7).
• Rodri has played the most passes out of any player in the English top-flight this season (587).
• Pep Guardiola’s side have created the highest xG (expected goals) in the league up until this point (14.18).
• No defender in the Premier League has had more touches than Kyle Walker (640).

Previous Meetings

• In 126 meetings between both sides, Manchester City have won 52 matches, Wolves have won 25 and 49 games have ended in draws.
• The last time these two sides met, City beat Wolves 5-1.
• Pep Guardiola has a mixed record against Wolves, with six wins, three losses and one draw.

Potential Landmarks

• Kevin De Bruyne just needs two assists to level Steven Gerrard’s assist tally of 92 in the Premier League.
• Ilkay Gundogan is two Premier League goals shy of reaching 40 for the Sky Blues.
• Phil Foden needs three goals to hit 50 in total for Manchester City.
• Ruben Dias is two appearances away from reaching 100 in a Manchester City shirt.