Ace Football previews the Premier League round 18 match between Wolverhampton and Manchester United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mid-placed Manchester United travel to Molineux Stadium to face struggling Wolverhampton in a round 18 game, which kicks-off this coming Thursday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Wolverhampton are placed 18th with 12 points after 17 matches. Manchester United occupy a position as 13th in the league on 22 points.
Team form: Wolverhampton vs Manchester United
Wolverhampton Form
In their last three games, Wolverhampton lost 2-1 against West Ham, got defeated 1-2 by Ipswich before winning 0-3 against Leicester. Wolverhampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.
Manchester United Form
Manchester United have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Manchester City by 1-2. Disappointment followed, going down 4-3 against Tottenham, and 0-3 against Bournemouth. Manchester United claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to four.
Betting stats for Wolverhampton and Manchester United
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wolverhampton and Manchester United. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 14 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Wolverhampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Wolverhampton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 7 of the last 9 home matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wolverhampton have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Manchester United away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Manchester United away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Manchester United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Wolverhampton vs Manchester United
Matheus Cunha has four strikes in six Premier League matches for Wolves, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Manchester United. The visitors are looking to Marcus Rashford, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.
Popular betting markets: Wolverhampton vs Manchester United
Full-time result
Wolverhampton claimed two wins, drew one and lost seven of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester United won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Manchester United have not lost to Wolverhampton in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Manchester United scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wolverhampton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Manchester United kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Manchester United have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Wolverhampton when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Wolverhampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Manchester United. They performed an average of two goals in these. Wolverhampton’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. Manchester United’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.