Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2024

Only three rounds remain of Premier League season, and both Manchester City and Wolverhampton look to bolster their account at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester City approach round 36 as number 2 in the Premier League table with 79 points on their account so far. With 34 rounds behind them, Wolverhampton have amassed 46 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

With just 3 rounds left of the season, Manchester City have it all to play for with the title still within reach. They probably need to win all games, including their upcoming encounter with Wolverhampton to stay in the title race, so expect a seriously motivated home side.

Wolves are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

Manchester City were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Wolverhampton, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though.

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three outings, Manchester City won 1-0 against Chelsea, beat Brighton by 0-4 and hammered Nottingham Forest 0-2. Manchester City managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded four times.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Arsenal in a 0-2 defeat. Bournemouth also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-1, before Wolverhampton were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Luton. Wolverhampton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Anything but a home win for Manchester City will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Wolverhampton could be in for a hammering.

Manchester City took 49 points from their last 18 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to 16 wins after scoring 48 times and conceding 14. Wolverhampton claimed three wins and ten points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored 12 times in these matches, but also conceded 18 goals. Manchester City are looking at a record of 24 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton are looking at 13 wins, seven draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wolverhampton from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/30), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/7), John Stones (1/15), Josko Gvardiol (2/24), Kyle Walker (0/28), Manuel Akanji (2/26), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/26), Rico Lewis (2/15), Ruben Dias (0/27), Sergio Gomez (0/6), Bernardo Silva (6/29), Jack Grealish (3/19), Kevin De Bruyne (4/14), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (1/26), Matheus Nunes (0/18), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (16/31), Rodri (7/30), Erling Haaland (21/27), Jeremy Doku (3/25), Julian Alvarez (9/33), Oscar Bobb (1/13).

Wolverhampton Squad

Below is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The manager O'Neil will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Daniel Bentley (0/4), Jose Sa (0/33), Lewys Benjamin (0/0), Tom King (0/0), Craig Dawson (1/25), Hugo Bueno (0/20), Matt Doherty (1/28), Max Kilman (2/35), Nelson Semedo (0/33), Rayan Ait Nouri (2/30), Santiago Bueno (0/10), Toti Gomes (1/32), Wesley Okoduwa (0/0), Boubacar Traore (0/21), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (2/19), Joao Gomes (2/31), Mario Lemina (4/32), Tawanda Chirewa (0/7), Thomas Doyle (0/24), Fletcher Holman (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (11/26), Matheus Cunha (11/29), Noha Lemina (0/0), Pablo Sarabia (4/28), Pedro Neto (2/19).

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against Wolverhampton at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton H2H

Manchester City lost to 2-1 Wolverhampton in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-0 win, which Manchester City dished out the match before that. Manchester City will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Wolverhampton. They are enjoying a good 7-0-3 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/9.

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Manchester City and Wolverhampton. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/3 with the bookies on Saturday.

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Scoring 16 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Phil Foden is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Phil Foden to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Manchester City won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Wolverhampton won four games, drew four and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Wolverhampton in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored five times in the past ten encounters between Manchester City and Wolverhampton, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Manchester City scored an average of 2.5 goals, with Wolverhampton averaging one goal. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Wolverhampton, who scored one time on average in these matches.