On Saturday, Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City as the English Premier League continues following a midweek break for the EFL Cup action.
Manchester City lost in their last outing in the EFL Cup, as Newcastle United beat them 1-0 to advance on to the next round. This is the first time that Pep Guardiola’s City side have been knocked out in their first round of the cup, so they’re sure to be out to rectify their performance against Wolves.
Wolves also lost their EFL Cup game during the midweek, in a disappointing collapse against Ipswich Town. After finding themselves 2-0 up within 15 minutes, the game should have been comfortable for Wolves, but the EFL Championship high-flyers scored three goals to turn the game on its head and win 3-2.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Saturday 30 September, 15:00
Molineux Stadium
Wolves have had an expectedly difficult start to their season picking up just four of a possible 18 points, while also crashing out of the EFL Cup against Championship side Ipswich Town.
One of the major problem areas with this Wolves team is there seeming inability to find the back of the net scoring just six league goals this season, which has been a common theme over the past few years. You have to go back to the 2019/20 season to find the last time that Wolves were able to average more than a goal a game in the Premier League, a season in which they finished seventh. This is a stark contrast to where the club find themselves now, with many expecting them to be in a relegation battle come the end of this season.
While Manchester City also lost their EFL Cup game during the midweek, their season has been much the opposite of Wolves’ thus far. Having scored 16 goals in six Premier League games and conceding just three in this time, City find themselves top of the league and the only side to have won every league game so far.
Bet9ja Tips
Given how the two sides have performed this season, we expect this to be a comfortable win for Manchester City and you can get odds of them winning of 1.35 with Bet9ja.
Erling Haaland was rested during the midweek game so will be fresh coming into this one. The Norwegian phenomenon has scored more times than Wolves’ entire squad in the league this season, with eight goals compared to six for Wolves, and we can see him continuing this form. You can get odds of him to score first of 3.40, or anytime throughout the game of 1.55 with Bet9ja.
With Jeremy Doku also being rested in the EFL Cup, we expect him to start against Wolves. We expect the tricky winger will give Nelson Semedo a tough game, and you can get odds of Semedo to be booked of 3.00.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Wolves win: 8.70, Draw: 5.40, Man City win: 1.35
