Manchester City vs Wolves: Preview, Free tip & Prediction

10.12.2021 08:00

Saturday's round of England's top football competition will open with a duel between reigning champions Manchester City, who welcome visitors from Wolverhampton to their home stadium.

Background information, news and team form

Manchester City played their last Champions League group stage match during the week, losing a surprising 2-1 at Leipzig. When Szaboszlai and Andre Silva managed to score for the home side. However, this defeat need not make Pep Guardiola's charges unhappy, as their promotion from the first place was already certain before this match. The only reason why Manchester City can be sorry about this loss is that it ended City's seven-match winless streak. In the last league round, league leaders Chelsea lost their position at the top of the table thanks to West Ham's loss and Manchester City moved to the top of the table thanks to a 1-3 win against Watford after goals from Sterling and two goals from Bernad Silva. One of the rivals for the top spot in the league, Liverpool, also nearly failed to win their match against Wolves at home, but thanks to a late goal from substitute Divock Origi, Jurgen Klopp's charges managed to take the match 0-1. As already mentioned Wolves failed to manage their last game as they lost 0-1 at home to Molineux stadium thanks to a late goal. However, this need not worry the Wolves completely as this was the first home defeat in 4 games from which the Wolves managed to extract 10 points. Wolves changed coaches in the summer after coach Nuno Espirito Santo left for Tottenham and was replaced on the bench by another Portuguese, Bruno Lage. Bruno Lage was previously in charge of Benfica Lisbon, whom he led to their 37th league title. Now the Wolves are in eighth place with 21 points, so the relegation tendencies that many experts attributed to them at the beginning of the season have not affected them yet.

 

 

Betdoin's view of the match 

Manchester City enters this match as odds-on favourites at odds of 1.16. A draw is available at odds of 8, and if you want to bet on the visitors from Wolverhampton to win, you can do so at odds of 22. The goal line for this match is set at over 2.75. Our clever Betodin algorithm sees the value for this match mainly in the underdog bets. Wolves have mainly presented themselves with a solid defensive game this season, and their main attacking force in Raul Jimenez, who has returned from a long-term head injury, has not yet found his form from previous seasons. Manchester City is also known for their great defensive play, and in a full Wolves defence, the strikers might not even score that many goals.

 

 

Absentees and estimated line-ups

Manchester City lost Nathan Ake and Phil Foden in their last game against Leipzig, joining long-term injured players like Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus. Meanwhile, Wolves remain without long-term absentees Willy Boly, Yerson Mosquera.

Manchester City - estimated line-up:

Ederson - Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo - Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne - Silva, Sterling, Grealish

Wolverhampton - estimated line-up:

Sa - Kilman, Coady, Saiss - Semedo, Neves, Dendoncker, Ait-Nouri - Traore, Jimenez, Hwang

 

Free tip for Manchester City vs Wolves - under 3,5 goals (1,61)

 

Manchester City vs Wolves FAQ:

Where can I watch Manchester City vs Wolves live on TV?  The match is live on beIN Sports English, beIN Sports Premium 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

What players to watch during the match? De Bruyene, Silva, Jimenez, Traore.

Who is the favourite for the match? Manchester City (1,16) is the favourite according to the bookmakers.

How did the last game between the two teams end? Manchester City 4-1 Wolves, 2/3/2021. 

What time does the match start? Kick-off at 13:30. 

What stadium will the match be played at? Etihad Stadium (Manchester).

Where can I find the match at Betdoin? Full statistics can be found here.