Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Predictions

by Tony Sink - 12/23/2019

Friday, December 27, 2019

Molineux Stadium

Raheem Sterling and Manchester City (12-2-4, 3rd in EPL) go to Molineux Stadium on Friday where they'll take on Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (6-9-3, 6th in EPL). The goalies expected to start are Ederson for Manchester City and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Man City are at at -257 while the Wolverhampton Wanderers are at +768. The O/U is set at 3.

Manchester City steps onto the field with a record of 12 victories, 2 draws, and 4 losses putting them at 3rd in EPL. During the season thus far, they have converted a total of 50 goals which has them sitting at 1st in the league. Their goal differential is +30, putting them at 1st in the league. In terms of shots on target, they have compiled a total of 131 which has them sitting at 1st in the league. As a unit, Manchester City F.C. currently has a total of 182 fouls which means they are averaging 10.1 fouls per contest. They have compiled a total of 38 points for 2019 and they have an average crowd of 54,370.

Raheem Sterling is one of the top players for the Citizens. The forward from England has appeared in 243 games over the course of his professional soccer career and has played a total of 18,326 mins. Up to now, the 24-year-old has scored 75 goals and has had an assist on 45 goals. For his career he is averaging 75.4 minutes per appearance. Sterling has been a starter in 206 games and has committed 288 fouls in that time. In terms of shots on target, Sterling has 206 which ranks him 40th among all players still active and 24th among forwards. Kevin De Bruyne is another player to keep an eye on for the team from Manchester City. The 28-year-old from Belgium has scored 68 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which is 36th out of active players in the EPL. He has played 24,274 minutes in the time he's played professional soccer which is 25th among active midfielders and is averaging 77.1 minutes per game which is 116th in the EPL. In his professional soccer career, he has a total of 260 shots on target which is 10th among active midfielders.

The man protecting the net for the Citizens is Ederson from Brazil. He has racked up 14,721 mins in goal for his career. Ederson has given up 0.79 goals per 90 mins which ranks him 2nd out of all active goalies. For his career, he has surrendered 130 goals. He's earned a career save % of .714 which ranks him 12th out of all active goalies.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is the team standing on the sideline and for the 2019 campaign they sit with 6 victories, 9 draws, and 3 losses. When it comes to goal differential, they are ranked 8th in the league with +4. They have earned a total of 24 goals for the year. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has a save % as a team of .694 which has them sitting 12th in the league, which tells us scoring opportunities may be scarce. They are averaging an attendance of 31,237 which is good for 12th in the league.

One of the guys to keep an eye on for the Wolves is João Moutinho. The 32 year-old has put 36 balls into the net in his professional soccer career. He ranks 5th among active midfielders in assists with 79 and has connected on 158 shots on target. He has played 38,100 mins and holds an average of 82.8 minutes per appearance. Another player to watch out for on this team is Raúl Jiménez. The forward from Mexico has tallied 68 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which has him ranking 25th among active forwards. He also has a total of 186 fouls.

In net for the Wolves is Rui Patricio who has played well in his career by allowing only 0.91 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 4th in the Premier League. In the 34,315 mins he has been on the field over the course of his career, he has given up 347 goals. He's earned a career save % of .744 which places him at 4th among all goalkeepers still active in the Premier League.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (+768)

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Pick:	Wolverhampton -185
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Comp Soccer pick from Doc’s Sports for Saturday: EPL Take Wolverhampton -185 over Leicester City (10 a.m. EST, Saturday April 26) We don’t mind laying the juice here and a -1.5 bet might not be a bad idea either, as Wolverhampton is in their best form of the season right now and should be extremely confident coming into this one against relegation-bound Leicester after a 1-0 road win over Manchester United last time out. That win secured their place in the Premier League next season and this team has been playing extremely well recently, with five straight wins. Leicester have nothing to play for as they will be relegated, and they have picked up only a single point in their last 10 matches. Wolverhampton seem to be building something special for the future, and we just don’t see them letting up here against an inferior opponent. Last meeting, in December, at King Power Stadium, Wolverhampton cruised to a 3-0 road win, with three goals in the first half. They could have had more but took their foot off the gas. We see a similar dominant performance here, and we had this line handicapped at -225, so there is value on the moneyline despite the high juice. Wolverhampton is not a public team, and that is keeping this line reasonable. Read More Read Less

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