Manchester City vs Wolves prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-01 19:00.
[p]Reaching a third consecutive FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest over the weekend, Manchester City must swiftly turn their attention back to Premier League matters. Pep Guardiola’s side conceded their title to Liverpool in the last round and now find themselves in a tight race for a top-five finish and a ticket to the Champions League, but after winning each of their last three league outings, their fate is in their own hands. [/p]
[p]Another win in their penultimate home league game of the season would not only boost their top-five hopes, but also secure City’s longest Premier League winning run at the Etihad this campaign. A visit from Wolves is perhaps a good omen given City have won three of the last four home H2Hs by a 3+ goal margin (W4), although with the majority of their home league defeats this term coming against bottom-half sides, they can’t afford to take anything for granted. [/p]
[p]Wolves head here on the back of the league’s best run of form across the last six rounds (W6), with their latest 3-0 success over relegated Leicester securing their best run of top-flight wins since 1970. Such blistering form means that only Liverpool and Newcastle have won more Premier League games than Wolves since VĂtor Pereira was appointed (10).[/p]
[p]Manchester United were the latest victim of Wolves on their travels as they left City’s fierce rivals in their wake (W 1-0). With four of Wolves’ six away league wins coming against teams beginning the round below themselves, Pereira’s men may find this much tougher as they are yet to pick up a single point home or away against any of the Premier League’s current top-five sides (L9). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Josko Gvardiol scored his sixth competitive goal of the season over the weekend and he could be a threat from set pieces given three of the last four of those were headers. His primary focus here may be marshalling the likes of Matheus Cunha, who only needs two more goal involvements (G15, A6) to match Raúl Jiménez’s club record of 23 in a single Premier League season set in 2019/20. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Manchester City have won a league-high six times when conceding first this season (D1, L7). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]