Table of Contents
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester City
Manchester City are only playing for one title this season after their deserved Champions League exit to Real Madrid in the semi-finals. The Skyblues want to win the Premier League. With three matchdays to go, coach Pep Guardiola’s team is at the top of the table in the world’s best division. In addition, the Citizens are three points ahead of Liverpool FC, as the Reds only managed a 1-1 draw with Tottenham last weekend. Manchester City did their homework very thoroughly in the form of a 5-0 home win over Newcastle United. To continue towards the trophy, City will also want to win at Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton Wanderers scored for the first time after three consecutive defeats last weekend. At Chelsea FC, coach Bruno Lage’s side actually came back from 2-0 down to take a point from Stamford Bridge to the West Midlands. Now the Wanderers want to upset the next club from the Big Six. Find out if it is realistic for Wolverhampton to score against the league leaders in our Wolverhampton – Man City betting tip.
Wolverhampton – Man City Info:
– Date & Time: 11.05.2022, 21:15 hrs.
– Venue: Wolverhampton, Molineux Stadium
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 33 (Catch-up)
– TV coverage: Sky
Wolverhampton form & balance check
After winning 2-1 at home to Aston Villa on 02 April, Wolverhampton Wanderers were still in contention for the European Premier League places. But four games later, that ambition has proved to be a miscalculation. The success was followed by three defeats in a row. The team of coach Bruno Lage even suffered these defeats without scoring a goal. Last Saturday at Chelsea FC, it looked for a long time as if a fourth defeat to nil would be added to the series. But amazingly, the Wolves came back from 2-0 down to score in a 2-2 draw.
Goal difference is remarkable
So far Wolves have played 35 of their 38 games this season. In those, Wolverhampton have scored 35 goals. This actually makes the Wanderers the fourth weakest offensive team in the Premier League. But the fact that they have scored a total of 50 points justifies coach Lage’s approach to the game. In addition, Wolverhampton have only conceded 34 goals. With this figure, the Wanderers have the fourth strongest defence in the Premier League.
Wolverhampton facts & analysis
– Wolverhampton are in 8th place in the table with 50 points.
– The Wanderers are winless for four parties.
– Wolves lost the last home match with 0:3.
Man City Form & Balance Check
After being knocked out of the Champions League, all that matters to Manchester City is the Premier League. It is the only remaining competition in which the Skyblues can win a title this season. Even so, this season has been disappointing, given the recent spending of a total of 134.5 million euros and the possibility of only one title. Of course, this is hard to say when the Skyblues have only failed to win eight of their 35 Premier League games so far. However, the horrendous expense at the end of the day looms over everything if only one trophy is won. In the Premier League, the Citizens have only failed to win their clash with Liverpool in their last five games.
Away strength as trump card
With only a three-point difference between Manchester and Liverpool, it’s hard to say who will end up holding the trophy. But City have a decisive advantage over the Reds, as Guardiola’s side are much stronger away from home than Jürgen Klopp’s team. The Skyblues have only lost one of 17 away games. City won a full 13 away matches. In addition, the Citizens have conceded only eight goals away from home this season. In addition, Manchester won their last away games at Leeds and Burnley by clear margins.
Man City facts & analysis
– Man City are 1st in the table with 83 points.
– Most recently, the Skyblues won four games in a row.
– Out of 17 away games, City have won a full 13.
Predicted line-up – last update on 9 May 2022
Last time out, Wolves competed at Stamford Bridge in a defensive 3-5-2 system. Wolverhampton’s attack was increasingly based on switching situations and standards. The substitute Trincao scored the goal. The Portuguese could therefore start up front next to Jiménez and replace Neto. It is unlikely that coach Lage will change his game plan compared to the game against Chelsea, as City will also be very offensive.
On the way to the championship, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and John Stones will no longer have a role in coach Guardiola’s team. All three players will most likely be out injured until the end of the season. Although the Skyblues are double-teamed in all positions, the aforementioned players are regulars in the defensive back four. This means that the Citizens will lose 75% of their defensive line-up in one fell swoop. This will also have a negative effect on City. Cancelo will have to move from the left-back position to the right to compensate for the loss of Walker. Laporte is set in the centre and is the only healthy part of the nominal back four. Dias will have to be replaced by Ake, who is still far behind expectations. Zinchenko will play on the left. The Ukrainian has always occupied this position when Cancelo has taken on a different role or none at all. Despite the changes, Guardiola will not deviate from his attacking 4-3-3 system.
Wolverhampton – Man City direct comparison & stats
Wolverhampton and Manchester City have already met 102 times. In this duel, City earned the more positive record. The Skyblues won 41 games, whereas Wolves could only win 38 encounters. A further 23 meetings ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew 1-0 in City’s favour.
– Man City have won their last three matches against Wolves.
– The last meeting at Wolverhampton was won 3-1 by City.
– The last time Wolves beat the Skyblues was on 27/12/2019.
– City’s last away win at Wolverhampton without scoring a goal was in 2012.
