Wolves vs Sheffield United Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 15/04/2021, 00:35  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 15/04/2021 at 00:42 in Premier League Predictions

Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to push on with their top half ambitions when they host Sheffield United in the late kickoff on Saturday at the Molineux Stadium. The hosts go to the game placed 12th with 38 points while the visitors have 14 points and are bottom of the league standings. Wolves needed a last minute Adama Traore strike to see off a stubborn Fulham in their last game. That win presented the team’s first win in six matches and second clean sheet in five. Injuries to key players have hampered Wolves’ progress and this season they haven’t been able to build on the previous campaigns’ gains. Heading here, they’ll miss Portuguese forward Pedro Neto who has scored five times this season. Neto is out for the long term, with a knee injury, while Ruben Neves, who is also on five goals, is isolating and will miss this game. The two, alongside another long term absentee, Raul Jimenez have been Wolves’ main goal getters this season. While the team hasn’t been scoring a lot, it has as well not been conceding lots of goals. In the last five matches they’ve scored more than one goal in one game, and conceded more than one goal in two. They will be hoping to arrest a slump at home that sees them on two straight losses going to this clash, but those came against understandably strong opponents – Liverpool and West Ham United.

Sheffield United are 18 points below the safety line, and could get officially relegated this weekend. They’ve had a poor season and with Newcastle United playing earlier, Sheffield will be relegated if the Magpies avoid defeat at home to West Ham United. A loss to Wolves would also confirm their relegation and with every game, they seem to be moving ever closer to the Championship. Their 3-0 loss at home to Arsenal in the last game was the eighth in nine matches and they’ve now conceded two or more goals in the last four league games, while failing to score in three. In three of the last four matches, Sheffield have trailed at half time and full time and it doesn’t help that they head here with five straight away losses in the league, having failed to score in four. Worse still, new manager Paul Heckinbottom has a long injury list to deal with, and mostly key players. The team will miss skipper Billy Sharp, who is a confirmed absentee for the season remainder. Sander Berge, Chris Basham, Jack O'Connell and Ollie McBurnie also remain sidelined ahead of the trip to Wolves.