Wolves vs Southampton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-08 15:00.
[p]A Premier League basement-battle is set to take place between bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers and 19th-placed Southampton, where both clubs are at risk of being left behind unless they start getting results. It’s hard to imagine that things could be worse for Wolves, as they’re winless in their ten Premier League games this season, their longest stretch without victory from the start of a league campaign since 1983/84![/p]
[p]With 27 goals conceded this term, it’s no surprise then that Gary O’Neil’s men possess the league’s worst defence but those troubles far outdate this current season as it’s been 22 games since their last Premier League clean sheet! Seemingly the only source of encouragement for the Molineux faithful is their side’s five-game winning streak against their upcoming visitors, which is Wolves’ longest winning run against any team in the competition. [/p]
[p]They’ll surely be fearful of that extending here as they face a Saints side buoyed by picking up their first league win of the campaign when they beat Everton 1-0 last weekend. Southampton might not be feeling quite so confident though in spite of that maiden win however, as the away side on the day has won just two of the last 27 Premier League meetings between sides occupying the bottom two places in the table (D8, L17).[/p]
[p]In contrast to their hosts, the Saints’ biggest problem has largely been their offensive output as they’ve scored a league-low seven goals this term. Russell Martin’s troops proved against Everton that a single goal is all that’s needed sometimes, and that could be the case here since just one of the last eight top-flight H2Hs between these teams has been decided by a margin of 2+ goals. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Wolves’ João Gomes opened his account for the season with a goal against Crystal Palace, and he’ll be keen for another star showing having scored his first-ever Premier League goal the last time these teams met. Someone who has already scored in consecutive matches is Southampton’s Adam Armstrong, who has netted the games decisive goal in three of his last four goalscoring outings. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Wolves have seen a league-high 11 goals scored past the 75th minute this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]