Wolves v Man City

Wolves vs Manchester City Preview

A downward spiralling Wolves outfit will play host to the current Premier League title holders and league leaders this term, Manchester City, when the two teams meet at Molineux on Saturday afternoon as Wolves look to halt a three-match winless run while Manchester City will be looking to pull further away at the top of the table.

Having lost two of their last three matches in the shape of defeats to Crystal Palace 3-2 and Liverpool 3-1 along with picking up just a point in a draw away from home at lowly Luton Town, Wolves now find themselves in 16th place in the Premier League table and just three points above the early relegation zone placings.

That rare win was a 1-0 win away from home at Everton but prior to that victory, Wolves had slipped to two previous losses at the hands of Manchester United and Brighton, so the prospects of achieving a positive outcome this Saturday against Manchester City look to be extremely slim.

The bigger picture shows Wolves have managed to collect just one win from their previous nine matches overall in the Premier League and along with losing their last two home games on the trot, they have also both resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored as well.

Manchester City hold an impressive 100% winning record after their opening six matches of this new Premier League campaign as the visitors have collected wins against Burnley, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Fulham, West Ham and Nottingham Forest respectively, thus making Pep Guardiola's side overwhelming favourites to take the three points here.

City won last season's Premier League title at a canter in the end as title rivals, Arsenal, imploded under the pressure and having suffered just the one defeat out of their last 23 league matches overall in the English top flight which is some record.

Along with picking up no fewer than 20 wins during this period as well, goals have also featured on a prominent basis as 15 of these 23 matches have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals and further goals look likely at Molineux this Saturday if previous home games are anything to by where Wolves have been concerned.

On the road, seven of Manchester City's last 10 outings on their travels have also produced three goals or more.

Wolves v Manchester City Verdict

Up until the start of this new season's campaign, Wolves had performed pretty well at Molineux in the Premier League as the west midlands club finished last season being unbeaten in their last five home games, winning four of these matches.

However, the hosts have struggled at home in the early stages of this new term, conceding seven goals in two games and City are more than capable of exploiting any weakness in the Wolves' defence here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Man City win & Over 3.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct score: Manchester City 2-1 @ 9.50