Wolves vs Manchester City Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The Cityzens will be looking to put more misery on the Wanderers. 

Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome reigning champions Manchester City in round eight of the Premier League action at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday looking to secure their first win of the season. 

Wolverhampton Wanderers are going through a difficult period after failing to win any of their seven games. They have only gathered one point from the opening seven and lost six of them. Pressure is mounting on the shoulders of Gary O’Neil with his team sitting at the bottom of the table. Their defence has been a shamble this season looking all over the place having already conceded 21 goals which is a major concern as they bid to improve this in the upcoming game. 

Meanwhile, Manchester City have started the season in their usual form gathering 17 points from the opening matches. The Citizens are one of the only two teams alongside Arsenal to remain undefeated so far. While defensively they have not been at their best, their attacking play seems to be doing the job for the team after scoring 17 goals already which is the most in the league. With the visitors struggling at the moment, Pep Guardiola’s team remains the favourites for the three points here. 

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 20 October 2024 at 2:00 PM UK; 6:30 PM IST

Location: Molineux Stadium

Form:

⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers (in all competitions): L-L-L-L-L

Manchester City (in all competitions): D-W-D-W-W

Players to Watch

Matheus Cunha (⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers)

The Brazilian international has been one of the shining lights for the home team who has constantly looked a threat for them in an underwhelming campaign. Matheus Cunha has scored three goals for the team and also created ten chances for them. His link-up play has been brilliant to watch, often helping the team using his clever movements to create chances and take shots. 

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland has started the new season in red-hot form scoring ten goals from the opening seven games. He also became the fastest player to score ten goals in a season doing so in five games. Haaland has developed into a goal-scoring machine who seems unstoppable at the moment. His physical strength, and pace coupled with his lethal finishing in front of the goal make him a dangerous player for the opposition.

Match Facts

• Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered a 5-3 loss against Brentford in the last game
• Manchester City secured a 3-2 win over Fulham in the last game
• Erling Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer with ten goals

⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers  vs Manchester City: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Erling Haaland to score the opening goal– 2/1 with sky bet
• Tip 2: Manchester City to win this game– 1/3 with bet365
• Tip 3: Match to finish with total goals under 3.5– 4/6 with William HILL

Injury & Team News

Wolverhampton Wanderers are dealing with several injury issues at the moment. The injury list includes Bastien Meupiyou, Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez, Hee-Chan Hwang, Sasa Kalajdzic, and Yerson Mosquera.

For Manchester City, Rodri and Oscar Bobb are long-term absentees while the duo of Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake are major doubts for this game. 

Head to Head

Total Matches – 130

⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers– 50

Manchester City – 55

Draws – 25

Predicted lineup

Wolverhampton Wanderers predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Johnstone (GK); Semedo, Dawson, T. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Borges, Andre, Lemina, J.Gomes; Cunha, Larsen

Manchester City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Ederson (GK); Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic,Gundogan; Silva, Foden, Grealish; Haaland

Match Prediction for ⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City 

Wolverhampton Wanderers are struggling at the moment and are now set to face an uphill task against the reigning champions who have started the season in fine form. We expect Pep Guardiola’s side to secure the win here and put more misery on the visitors. 

Prediction: ⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Manchester City 

Telecast for ⁠Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City 

India – Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar

UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports

US –  NBC Sports

Nigeria – SuperSport, NTA, Sporty TV

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