Wolves vs Manchester United Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 29/12/2022, 06:33  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 29/12/2022 at 08:16 in Premier League Predictions

Wolverhampton Wanderers could climb out of the bottom three if winning this game. They are 18th in the table and host Manchester United who are fifth in the Premier League. Wolves now have Julen Lopetegui in charge and he's aiming for a third competitive win in a row. After a home win over Gillingham in the EFL Cup, Wolves won away at fellow-strugglers Everton on Boxing Day. They are now only a point from safety after ending a run of five league games without a win. Only three Premier League wins have been achieved this season, all earned against the other three teams in the bottom four. Scoring has been a problem for them this season and the two put past Everton finally took them into double figures. It was only the second time this season they've managed to score two goals in a Premier League game. Home form this season has seen Wolves beat Nottingham Forest and Southampton but they have bidding to avoid a fourth successive home loss in this match.

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday and are now only a point behind fourth placed Tottenham and with a game in hand. Only one of their last eight Premier League games has been lost, a 3-1 away loss at Aston Villa. Six of their last 10 league games have been won as they recover well from their slow start to the season. The win over Forest followed a 2-0 home victory over Championship leaders Burnley in the EFL Cup. Away form has produced four wins out of eight but they still have a -5 goal difference. 16 goals have been conceded in their eight away league games but 13 of those came in the losses at Brentford, Manchester City and Aston Villa. That leaves just three goals conceded in their other five on the road.