Championship: Preston vs Wolverhampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Preston and Wolverhampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Preston hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Wolverhampton over to the Deepdale for a round 2 match.

A look at the Championship standings shows that one points and seven places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Preston vs Wolverhampton

Preston Form

A draw is the best Preston can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-3 defeat against Southampton. A1-1 draw with Huddersfield followed before they were defeated 2-1 by Bolton. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Burnley. They went on to beat Port Vale by 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Blackburn in a 2-2 draw. Wolverhampton claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and Wolverhampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Preston and Wolverhampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Preston vs Wolverhampton

Liam Lindsay has been great for Preston lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Wolverhampton are optimistic that Raul Jimenez doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Preston vs Wolverhampton

Full-time result

Preston claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Wolverhampton won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Wolverhampton have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Wolverhampton scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Preston games Wolverhampton should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Preston failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Wolverhampton managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Preston and Wolverhampton.

Total goals

Preston saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Wolverhampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.