Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 3/2/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/1/2021

Leander Dendoncker Wolverhampton Wanderers

Game: Manchester City vs Wolverhampton

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester City (-500) Wolverhampton (+1400)

Etihad Stadium is the site where Raheem Sterling and Manchester City (19-5-2, 1st in the EPL) will play Wolverhampton (9-7-10, 12th in the EPL) on Tuesday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Ederson for Manchester City and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. The line on this game has Manchester City priced at -500 and the Wolves are at +1400. The over/under opens at 3.

Manchester City took the field against West Ham United in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 2-1. Manchester City tried 18 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 10 of the dribbles for a percentage of 55.6%. In regard to passing, they finished with a 90.3% passes received rate by converting 617 out of their 683 passing attempts last game. Concerning shot accuracy, Manchester City ended this match at a 30.0% rate by putting 3 shots on target of 10 shots. Manchester City is averaging 2.00 goals per 90 min (52 total goals) and have accounted for 37 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Raheem Sterling is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester City. Sterling has started 240 contests during his career and he accounts for 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from England has racked up 95 goals scored in 21,356 minutes played. He has totaled 50 assists while earning 31 yellow card warnings in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Kevin De Bruyne, the midfielder born in Belgium. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 136 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 77 goals. Bruyne has been on the pitch for 27,228 mins in 313 starting assignments and has been given 33 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester City is Ederson. Ederson (142-34-31 record in his career) has totaled 95 clean sheets, which gives him a 45.9% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Brazil has seen 535 shots attempted at him in 207 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.8 (156 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.3. Ederson has been on the pitch for a total of 18,512 mins and has accumulated 390 saves thus far in his career.

For their last outing, Wolverhampton weren't able to secure a win with a final of 1-1 against Newcastle United. Wolverhampton had a 76.9% successful dribble rate by completing 20 out of the 26 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 364 of the 427 passing tries for a rate of 85.2%. Wolverhampton converted 4 shots attempted out of their 14 shots attempted earning them a 28.6% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 25 goals and 14 assists in all their matches, Wolverhampton is averaging 0.96 goals and 0.54 assists per 90 minutes.

Pedro Neto should provide a spark for Wolverhampton. He sports an average of 0.25 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 34 matches thus far in his career. The forward born in Portugal has played 3,202 mins and has scored 9 goals. He has 7 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 8 times. Be sure to watch out for Romain Saiss, the defender representing France. He has accumulated 17 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 6 times. Saiss has been handed a total of 77 yellow cards in 22,533 mins (251 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.07.

Rui Patricio will be looking after the net for Wolverhampton. So far in his career, Patricio has conceded 398 goals and has 1,102 stops in 428 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.93 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 231-105-91. He sports a save percentage of 74.6 and his shutout rate is 38.1%. Patricio has racked up 163 clean sheets and has defended 1,487 shots against him in 38,455 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Manchester City (-500)

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