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Wolves v Liverpool
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Kick Off: Saturday 28th September at 17:30
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Competition: Premier League
Wolves take on Liverpool at the Molineux in what promises to be an enticing Premier League affair. It’s been a disastrous start to the season for Gary O’Neil’s men who sit rock bottom of the league having picked up just one point from their first five games.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have impressed, bouncing back from their embarrassing defeat at home to Nottingham Forest with back to back wins against Milan, Bournemouth and West Ham. They go into this affair well-merited favourites and it’d be a huge upset if the home side deprive them of the three points.
Wolves v Liverpool Best Bets
One sensible Bet Builder inclusion here is taking Liverpool (-1) on the handicap at 1.91, given the relative disparities in quality and form. Liverpool have beaten Wolves by a margin of two or more goals in each of their last three clashes and there’s little reason to suggest this won’t be a repeated occurrence.
A large portion of the standout selections appear to be in the fouls market on this occasion with Wolves players being particularly prominent. This can be easily explained given that as a team they’ve committed the second most in the league, averaging 15.6 per 90. You can back Wolves to commit 13+ fouls at 1.73.
Alternatively, Rayan Ait-Nouri to commit 1+ Foul at 1.50 merits intrigue given he’s averaging 2.32 per 90 and wil come up against Mohammed Salah. A couple of the Liverpool players could also be wise inclusions, namely Dominik Szoboszlai who has sinned at least once in seven of his eight games across all competitions so far this season.
📂 Wolves v Liverpool Cheat Sheet
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📊 Wolves Form and Stats
As mentioned it’s been far from the ideal start for Wolves whose single point against Nottingham Forest accounts for their entire season tally so far. That said, it’s worth considering the strength of the other opponents they’ve faced: Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Aston Villa.
Most recently they crumbled late on at Villa Park, scoring the opener but then conceding three late second half goals to seal their fate. The result didn’t flatter Unai Emery’s men with Wolves accumulating just 0.52xG compared to the 2.37 they conceded.
A lack of attacking threat seems to be a recurring theme for Wolves this season and given Liverpool’s resolute defence, they may have a tough time getting on the scoresheet on Sunday. The home side are averaging just 3.6 shots on target and under 1xG per match. The most they’ve racked up in a game this season was an impressive 1.9 in their opener against Chelsea which actually exceeded the 1.6 they conceded. Unfortunately Wolves’ leaky defence shipped six on that occasion.
Matheus Cunha will be one to watch out for following his goal against Aston Villa last Saturday. Gary O’Neil has been forced to manage the Brazilian’s minutes given his recent struggles with injury but the forward has been very effective this season nonetheless, averaging 0.49 goals, 0.35 expected goals, and 1.46 shots on target per 90.
📊 Liverpool Form and Stats
It’s now three back to back victories for Arne Slot’s men since their disappointing loss at home to Nottingham Forest. Most recently they showed off their impressive squad depth as a rotated Liverpool side thrashed West Ham 5-1 in the Carabao Cup. Jota and Gakpo both scored braces while Chiesa impressed in his first start for the club, notching an assist just 25 minutes in.
It remains to be seen what Liverpool fans should expect from this season but a title-race certainly isn’t out of the question, with some bookmakers predicting a three horse race. They’re priced around 5/1 to win the title but are as short as ¼ to finish in the top 4.
While Mohammed Salah has inevitably impressed, Luis Diaz has arguably been Liverpool’s surprise package, having racked up five goals and an assist already this season. That said, those who did their homework on Arne Slot before he joined Liverpool will know his extensive history of utilising, and relying on goals from, pacey and direct wingers.
⚔️ Wolves v Liverpool Head-to-Head
It won’t come as a huge surprise that Wolves’ recent head-to-head record against Liverpool doesn’t inspire a huge amount of confidence ahead of Saturday’s clash. Liverpool have gotten the better of Wolves in each of the last three matches as well as a remarkable 14 of the last 15 in the Premier League. The last five clashes between these sides have all seen 2 or more goals scored with Liverpool netting at least twice in four of them.
Last time out, some José Sá heroics kept the scoreline at 2-0 despite Liverpool accumulating a remarkabl e 4.74xG in Jurgen Klopp’s last game in charge of the Reds. They fired off 36 shots, 11 of which were saved by the Portuguese keeper. Although it’s likely to be Sam Johnstone between the sticks on Saturday, the Englishman is still likely to be very busy given Liverpool’s form in front of goal.
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