Brentford vs Wolves prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-26 19:30.
[p]Returning from an extended break owing to Manchester City’s involvement in the Club World Cup, Brentford should be fresher and readier than anyone to return to action post-Christmas. That small pause was probably well received by boss Thomas Frank, who after seeing his side lose five of their last six Premier League (PL) games (W1), will have been keen to regroup on the training pitch. [/p]
[p]Things certainly aren’t guaranteed to get better when Wolves come to town, as the Bees have won just one of the last eight H2Hs (D2, L5). They’ve been unusually poor at the Gtech Community Stadium of late too, with their three defeats from their last six PL home games (W3) as many as they had suffered in the previous 27 such games (W13, D11, L3). [/p]
[p]Fresh off partaking in the PL’s first Christmas Eve game since 1995, a 2-1 win against Chelsea, Wolves return to action looking to strengthen their mid-table position. They ought to fancy their chances against a Brentford side they haven’t lost an away H2H against since 2016 (W2, D2), and given that came at the now redundant Griffin Park, they’re yet to lose in the Bees’ swanky new ground (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]That record almost certainly comes under threat here though, as Wolves haven’t been happy travellers in the English capital in recent times, going winless across their last 14 such PL games (D3, L11). That includes five successive defeats, and given they last had a longer losing run in London in the top-flight back over a decade ago, perhaps Gary O’Neil’s men are in need of a belated Christmas miracle here. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brentford’s Neal Maupay may be eyeing up another fast start given his last club goals were all game openers, while Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan rounded off the scoring the last time these two sides met, and his last five club goals all arrived after the 40th minute. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Wolves have won just one of their last ten Wednesday-held PL away games (D5, L4).[/p]