The English Premier League returns this weekend after an explosive international break. In one of the mouthwatering fixtures, Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Champions Manchester City.
Wolves are winless so far this season as they have only managed a point which came in their 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest.
With 6 defeats and 1 draw, Wolves are bottom of the log and could be prime relegation candidate if their fortunes don’t change as soon as possible.
The international break could help Gary O’Neil rejig his tactics to get their season back on track. However, they face a big test against Manchester City.
City and Arsenal are the only two sides that are yet to lose a game this season.
This presents a huge challenge for Wolves as they have also struggled defensively this season letting in 21 goals in the last 7 matches. They conceded 5 goals in their last game before the international break as they lost 5-3 to Brentford, their 6th defeat of the season.
Also, they have managed just 5 wins in the last 25 encounters against Manchester City’s 16 victories. Their latest win came in September 2023 when they beat City 2-1.
For Manchester City, they will be hoping to pick up where they left off before the international break.
In their last game before the break, City fought to get a 3-2 win over Fulham. A Matteo Kovacic brace and Jeremy Doku 82nd minute goal was just about enough to seal all three points for the Citizens as they equaled their longest unbeaten run in league football (30 games, 24 wins and 6 draws)
Going by their record and Wolves’ current form, this should be a routine win for Man City. So, for our first Wolves Vs Man City prediction, we are going with a straight win for Manchester City.
Betano has odds of 1.34 for this prediction. It means there is a very high chance that Man City will get all three points in this tie.
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Also, Wolves are perhaps the worst defensive run in the league this season having let in over 20 goals in just 7 games. This is an albatross on their part and could be their biggest problem in the tie against Man City.
Based on this poor run, we are backing Man city to score in both halves of this match. Bet9ja has odds of 1.80 for this prediction.
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For our final Wolves Vs Manchester City prediction, we are with Over 3:5 goals
This is based on the fact that City’s last game ended in a 5 goal thriller while Wolves’ last clash before the break produced 8 goals.
Wolves head into this tie on Sunday on the back of a poor opening to the league season. They have just one point on the board so far and things could get worse for them given how dominant City have been in past fixtures between them.
Also, Gary O’Neal could be the first managerial casualty of the season as Wolves continue to swim against relegation waters. They can leverage on their goal scoring prowess as they have scored at least a goal in each of their last 6 games with their 2-0 loss to Arsenal being the only exception.
Hee-Chan Hwang is out with an Ankle injury. Yerson Mosquera is also ruled out of action with a Knee injury While Bastien Meupiyou is battling Muscle injury and Boubacar Traoré has a Knee injury.
Predicted Lineup: Johnstone, Semedo, Gomes, Dawson, Ait-Nouri, Trindade, Cunha, Lemina, Gomes, Borges, Larsen
Man City are chasing a record 5th straight title. They seem to be on the right path towards making that mark given how they have navigated the season so far. They sit 2nd on the log with 17 points, 1 behind leaders Liverpool.
They have also avoided defeat in each of their last 11 games in which they have conceded first, their joint longest with Arsenal having the same run back in 2024.
They are also the fourth English team to go 50 games unbeaten in all competitions after Liverpool, Chelsea and Sunderland. They will most likely continue this run when they face Wolves on Sunday.
Rodri continues his recovery having been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury.
Kevin De Bruyne has a Groin injury while Nathan Aké has a Hamstring injury.
Predicted Lineup: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Silva, Foden, Doku, Haaland
Wolves are no match for Manchester City at the moment. While they will be looking to replicate last year's 2-1 win, Wolves' greatest undoing heading to this tie is their poor defence line. Based on this, they are in for a huge challenge here.