Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

Manchester City face a daunting first assignment in the Premier League when they visit the title favourites Wolverhampton on the opening day of the new campaign.

Both Wolverhampton and The Citizens aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

When it comes to goal-scoring Wolves could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 12 times. This is an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Manchester City scored 19 goals, conceded six and managed six clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Citizens beat Wolverhampton twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Prediction

Wolverhampton Form

A single draw is all Wolverhampton have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 4-2 against Brighton and Crystal Palace respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Brentford. Wolverhampton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 6-0 and 2-5 winners against Al-Ain and Juventus, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Al Hilal, as the match resulted in a 2-2 draw. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored five goals whilst conceding one.

We expect Manchester City to come away unscathed but, goals could be at a premium, and we like the look of a low scoring win against Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Squads

Wolverhampton Squad

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

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/0), Sam Johnstone (0/0), Tom King (0/0), David Moeller Wolfe (0/0), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/0), Hugo Bueno (0/0), Ki-Jana Hoever (0/0), Matt Doherty (0/0), Pedro Lima (0/0), Santiago Bueno (0/0), Toti Gomes (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/0), Andre (0/0), Fer Lopez (0/0), Jhon Arias (0/0), Joao Gomes (0/0), Marshall Munetsi (0/0), Tawanda Chirewa (0/0), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Fabio Silva (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/0), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (0/0), Joergen Strand Larsen (0/0), Rodrigo Gomes (0/0), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ederson (0/0), James Trafford (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/0), Issa Kabore (0/0), John Stones (0/0), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (0/0), Manuel Akanji (0/0), Nathan Ake (0/0), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/0), Rico Lewis (0/0), Ruben Dias (0/0), Bernardo Silva (0/0), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/0), Jack Grealish (0/0), James McAtee (0/0), Jeremy Doku (0/0), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/0), Matheus Nunes (0/0), Nico Gonzalez (0/0), Nico O'Reilly (0/0), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (0/0), Rayan Cherki (0/0), Rodri (0/0), Savinho (0/0), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (0/0), Erling Haaland (0/0), Omar Marmoush (0/0).

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Team News

Wolverhampton could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Manchester City.

Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic nurses various injuries and won't take part for Wolverhampton against Manchester City at Molineux Stadium.

Apparently, Manchester City have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Names like Rodri and Oscar Bobb most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Lineups

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City got the better of Wolverhampton in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. Manchester City beat Wolverhampton nine times in last ten encounters, and the bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 4/9.

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Wolverhampton welcome Manchester City as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Wolverhampton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joergen Strand Larsen, who is performing well for Wolves. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Manchester City.The visitors will be looking to Bernardo Silva to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Manchester City in recent matches.

Wolverhampton claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Premier League matches for Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium. Both teams also found their way to the target in two of the previous 10 away games for Manchester City.

Both teams scored six times in the past ten encounters between Wolverhampton and Manchester City, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Wolverhampton scored an average of 0.7 goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wolverhampton, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches.