Manchester City vs Wolves prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-05-03 16:30.
[p]Manchester Cityās charge towards a fourth successive Premier League crown could be tested when they welcome Wolves to Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiolaās men bounced back from their Champions League elimination by winning their past three competitive fixtures without conceding a single goal, and City are fancied to extend that record given both of the last two home H2Hs also finished with wins āto nilā.Ā [/p]
[p]But Wolves are one of three teams to hand City a league defeat this season (2-1) and the home side canāt afford a repeat of that given they trail table-topping Arsenal by just a single point coming into the round, albeit with Guardiolaās men holding a game in hand. Not that they need any additional incentive, but City can set a new club record of 43 home games unbeaten across all competitions (W35, D7) should they do the business here.Ā [/p]
[p]Wolves will take to the Etihad pitch without manager Gary OāNeil on the touchline after he was handed a one-match touchline ban and an Ā£8,000 fine for his conduct following last month’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by West Ham. Heāll hope that wonāt discourage his group who finally overcame what had been a sticky winless seven game run (D2, L5) by beating Luton Town 2-1 in the last round.Ā [/p]
[p]You can probably attribute some of that run to the away side having very little left to play for, but as they build for next season, there are still achievements to be chased – such as five more goals (currently 48) to equal their best return in a top-flight season since 1972/73 (53). Yet, failing to score in four of their six away matches against current top eight sides (W1, L5) indicates this might not be the game in which they progress towards that target.Ā [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Defender JoÅ”ko Gvardiol scored in three of his past five games for City, having not scored in his first 32 appearances before that. One way or another, Matheus Cunha always seems to be in the thick of the action for Wolves – across his last four games he scored twice, assisted once and picked up three yellow cards.Ā [/p]
[p]Hot stat: City failed to score 2+ goals at home in just one of ten league games against sides starting this round tenth or lower (W9, D1).Ā [/p]