Premier League – Wolves vs Arsenal: Betting Preview

Wolves and Arsenal continue their race for the top-four spot in the Premier League at the Molineux Stadium on Thursday night. Both sides will step forward following a brief winter break with lifted spirits.

The Wanderers are sitting in the eighth spot in the table, whereas the Gunners stand in the sixth position. It will truly be a competitive fixture taking into account the squad strength of both sides.

Historical clashes between these two clubs have always brought intense drama and action, along with a low scoring game.

Season facts for Wolves and Arsenal.

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• Wolves has won the last 3 matches in a row;
• Wolves unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row;
• Wolves has won in the last 4 of 5 matches;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Wolves’s last 9 of 11 matches.

• Arsenal scored in the last 12 of 14 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Arsenal’s last 6 of 8 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Arsenal’s last 5 when playing away matches in the row;
• Total goals was OVER 3.5 in Arsenal’s last 2 of 4 matches.

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Current form — Wolves v. Arsenal

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Wolves keep on winning

Wolves go into this encounter high on confidence following 4 wins from their last 6 games. Wolves are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Southampton by 3-1, before downing Brentford by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Norwich, who ran out 1-0 winners.

Arsenal hope to stop the rot

The Gunners will enter the match hoping to finally end their dismal run of form in recent matches. They have not seen a victory in their previous three games which started with a 0-0 draw against Liverpool. Later, they lost to Liverpool a Emirates by 2-0 followed by another goalless draw against Burnley.

According to the bookmakers, Arsenal are favourites to win at 2.20 meaning, the bookies predict the visitors are in with a 45% chance of beating Arsenal. Adding a Wolves to a potential accumulator, the best price at the time of writing is 3.60, depending on your preferred betting strategy.

Wolves vs Arsenal – Fixture History

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

Arsenal look to extend winning streak

The last match between Wolves vs Arsenal was a Premier League match back on 2 February 2021 and saw
Wolves claim a 2-1 victory. Occasionally fans are treated to a high scoring encounter, but generally, their matches tend to be rather shy on goals with 6 of the previous 10 going under 2.5 goals.

Full Time Betting

It doesn’t matter whether your betting strategy involves accumulators or singles, the bookmakers will offer odds on this game. Wolves are currently priced at 3.60 to win, while the draw is 3.20. The away win for Arsenal at 2.20 could also rack up an accumulator. Wolves claimed all three points 4 times in their last 10 home league matches, while also drawing 2 games along the way. They had to endure 4 defeats in this run of games. Arsenal won 4 of their last 10 league games away while drawing 1 time. They had to endure 5 defeats in this series of matches.

Both teams scored a goal in 3 of the last 10 home league matches for Wolves. Both teams also found the back of the net 3 times in the previous 10 league games away for Arsenal.

BTTS

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match seeing both teams to score (BTTS) lies at 51%. This equals an odd of 1.95 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Speculating in the opposite outcome that at least one side keeps a clean sheet pays out at 1.85. Over / Under – stats message

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Over/Under Betting

According to the bookmakers, the chance of this match having over 2.5 goals is just 43%. Should you fancy a punt, there are odds around 2.30 available if you bet OVER 2.5 goals. Going the opposite direction and betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds of 1.57. The last 10 home league matches for Wolves saw an average of 1.6 goals a game. 5 of their last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals. The last 10 away games for Arsenal averaged 3.2 goals per game. 5 of the last 10 away matches for Arsenal went over 2.5 goals.

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