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Man City vs Wolverhampton Odds & Prediction – Premier League March 2

John Dillon

by John Dillon in Soccer News

Updated Mar 1, 2021 · 8:07 AM PST

Man City vs Wolverhampton
Manchester City's John Stones, front left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Martin Rickett/Pool via AP)
  • EPL leaders City face inconsistent Wolves at 3:00 pm ET on Tuesday
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Manchester City aims to extend their winning streak to 21 games when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers in England’s Premier League on Tuesday. Man City vs Wolverhampton kicks off at 3:00 pm EST Tuesday afternoon.

Pep Guardiola’s City team are 12 points clear at the top of the EPL table after a run of 14 straight league victories stretching back to December 19.

 Man City vs Wolverhampton Odds

Matchup Spread Moneyline Total
Man City vs Wolverhampton W MAN -2.5 (+163) | WOL +2.5 (-200) MAN -590| WOL +1900 | DRAW +600 Ov 2.5 (-148) | Un 2.5 (+120)

Odds taken from DraftKings on March 1.

Wolves have recovered some form and are currently unbeaten in five EPL matches following a rocky spell in December and January.

However, at DraftKings, City are huge favorites for a home win at -590 while Wolves are massive outsiders at +1900. For the draw, it’s +600.

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Frankly, the search for value here is tough. So a spread offering for City to win by three or more goals at +163 looks most attractive (Asian Handicap -2.5).

Further, this idea is backed up by the fact that City has scored two or more goals in 11 of their previous 13 games.

City Hunt Four Trophies

As well as leading the Premier League, City is in the hunt for a sweep of four trophies as they re-establish their dominance of the English game.

Firstly,  some silverware could arrive on April 25 when they meet Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Carabao Cup final.

Meanwhile, they have reached the last eight of the FA Cup where they will meet Everton.

And in the Champions League, they hold a 2-0 first-leg lead over Germany’s Borussia Monchengladbach in their last 16 tie.

Man City vs Wolverhampton Stats

Manchester City
VS
Woverhampton
19 Wins 9
5 Draws 7
2 Losses 10
52 Goals 27
16 Goals Against 33
23 Yellow Cards 36
0 Red Cards 1
15 Clean Sheets 7

Guardiola endured one of the worst starts to a campaign in his managerial career.

His team won only three of their opening seven EPL fixtures.

Subsequently, a re-establishment of their defensive strength this season has built a platform for their intricate and free-scoring attacking football.

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That new resilience at the back is built upon the flourishing partnership of John Stones and Ruben Dias.

For instance, until West Ham scored in City’s 2-1 win at the Etihad last Saturday, the pairing of Stones and Dias had kept 11 clean sheets in the previous 13 games together.

Defensive Pair On Target

With a neat twist, those two players were City’s goalscorers against West Ham.

Statistically, City is way ahead of their rivals defensively.

Only 16 goals have been conceded which compares very favorably with the next best tally of 25 held by fifth-placed Chelsea.

Upfront, their total of 52 goals scored is second-best to second-placed Manchester United. However, United’s numbers are skewed upwards by the 9-0 win they racked up against Southampton.

Meanwhile, Wolves are in 12th place in a season in which they have largely been plagued by inconsistency.

But last weekend’s 1-1 result away at Newcastle United made it three wins and two draws in the last five games for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team.

Amid that run, they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Southampton in the FA Cup Fifth Round.

Jimenez’ Absence Costly

Leading striker Raul Jimenez has been absent for much of the season. Naturally, this has had a major effect on Wolves’  results.

Prolific Mexican Jimenez was ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after suffering a fractured skull against Arsenal on November 29.

This season began with a 3-1 win for City at Wolves’ Molineux home – the last time these teams met.

Espirito Santo’s side have won nine times in the EPL and drawn seven times with ten defeats. They have scored 27 goals and conceded 33.

Last Autumn, the season began with a 3-1 win for City at Wolves’ Molineux home – the last time these teams met.

After that, City suffered a shock 5-2 defeat at home by Leicester City on September 27. But that was the last time they were beaten at their Etihad Stadium HQ.

Importantly, Sergio Aguero, City’s veteran all-time leading goalscorer, made his first start in 11 EPL games against West Ham last weekend.

Injury problems and a COVID-19 infection have plagued him. But he could be in the starting line-up again against Wolves after playing for 61 minutes on Saturday.

Ilkay Gundogan has scored 11 EPL goals for City while Raheem Sterling has hit the net nine times.

Pick: Manchester City Asian Handicap -2.5 (+163)

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