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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
An extremely exciting match awaits us in the English Premier League this weekend. The Tottenham Hotspurs welcome the Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Why is this game so interesting? Both clubs are extremely close to the European places and could make the jump to the international places with a win. Therefore, both teams will put everything on the line to get points. We have taken a closer look at the two teams before this clash and give you an informed prediction as well as three betting recommendations. You can find all this here in our Tottenham – Wolverhampton tip.
Besides the similar table situation, these two clubs also have another thing in common. They lost their last match in the Premier League by a narrow margin. While Wolves were beaten by a depleted Gunners team, Spurs suffered a very unfortunate defeat against Southampton. Thus, both go into this clash with the same omens.
Tottenham – Wolverhampton Info
– Date & Time: 13/02/2022 at 15:00.
– Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 26
– TV broadcast: Sky
Tottenham Form & Balance Check
With Antonio Conte, Tottenham have got back on track. After a very mediocre start with Nuno Espirito Santo, the new coach managed to bring Spurs back to the international places. However, there was a small drop in performance recently. Starting with the game against Leicester, where everything looked like a defeat before Bergwijn scored two goals in injury time to win the game. Then there was the defeat at Chelsea FC and, more recently, the capital city side were also beaten by Southampton. To Spurs’ delight, other top clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester United are also faltering, which means European competition is still within reach.
Fergie-Time to Conte-Time?
The legendary Fergie Time is known to every football fan in England. It describes the injury time of a match, which is exceeded, whereby Manchester United with the then manager Sir Alex Ferguson still scored. The former Man United was famous for these late goals. Most recently, however, Tottenham managed it very well. They even scored twice at Leicester, completely turning the game around in injury time. They also scored after the 90th minute in their clash with Southampton. However, the goal was disallowed by the VAR. This still shows that Spurs are dangerous right to the end.
Tottenham facts & analysis
– Currently seventh place
– More successful again under Conte
– Recently scored very often in injury time
Wolverhampton form & balance check
Wolves can look back on a pretty decent January. With three wins from three league games, they have picked up maximum points. This included a win against the Red Devils from Manchester. In contrast to the first month of the year, the second did not start so rosy. The Wolves were beaten 1-0 at home by the Gunners from Arsenal. This defeat ended a five-game unbeaten streak. In the clash with Spurs, it will not necessarily be easier for Wolves to pick up points. We remain eager as bed sheets to see if they can take points from London.
Minimalism
The Wolves are currently operating in minimalism. Win or lose, they have at most a one-goal difference over their opponents. If we leave out the 3-1 win over Southampton, this pattern has been going on for ten games. There have also only been four league games in total in which there was a two-goal difference. That’s all that’s happened. That’s a very unusual fact, which speaks to Wolves’ compactness.
Wolverhampton facts & analysis
– Currently eighth place
– Won all league games in January
– Recently lost to Arsenal
– Games never ended with more than two goals difference this season
Predicted line-up – last update on 11 February 2022
Both Tottenham Hotspurs and Wolverhampton Wanderers are unlikely to make many to any changes. We assume that both will start unchanged.
Tottenham – Wolverhampton direct comparison & Statistics
Spurs have not won both games in a season against Wolves since the 2003/04 season. They now have the chance to do so after winning the first leg 1-0. In contrast, Wolves have won two of their last three away games at Spurs, as many as in 15 previous meetings. On top of that, eight of the 15 duels between these two teams have been won by the away team.
– Spurs have not won twice against Wolves in almost 20 years.
– First leg 1-0 win for Spurs.
– Wolves have won two of their last three away games at Tottenham
