Manchester City vs Wolves Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 20/01/2023, 12:00  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 20/01/2023 at 13:34 in Premier League Predictions

Manchester City will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Ethiad Stadium this Sunday, with both sides involved in the thick of things at separate ends of the table. The defending champs have had an indifferent season to date and are yet to click into high gear. They’ve been conceding too many for their liking and have not been as lethal as we’ve come to expect at the other end. After slipping out of second place briefly following their defeat in the Manchester derby, they were able to bounce back against Spurs last time out despite going 2-0 down in the first half. City is now five points behind Arsenal at the top and three ahead of Man United, who failed to pick up a win against Crystal Palace in their last match. Man City has been very good at home this season, winning eight, drawing one, and losing just one of their 10 matches at the Etihad Stadium. Anything less than three points in this one will be a huge disappointment for the Blues.

Wolves have found it tough going this season and have spent most of it in the relegation zone and looking rather poor. However, they were able to grind out a crucial 1-0 victory over fellow relegation contenders, West Ham, in their last match, which saw them leapfrog the Hammers and Bournemouth into 16th place. They are by no means out of the woods, though, as the bottom of the league remains tight, with just two points separating the bottom seven clubs. Over the course of the season to date, Wolves have been poor away from home, but there has been a slight improvement in recent weeks, as they have managed to avoid defeat on their travels in their last three outings. Wolves have shown that they can trade blows with even the best teams on their day, but City is in pursuit of another title and will not do them any favours in this one.