Manchester City vs Wolves Predictions and Picks | Premier League Jan 22

Manchester City vs Wolves Betting Preview

Manchester CIty sits 2nd in the Premier League standings accumulating 42 points thus far while Wolves continues to hold off relegation sitting 16th in the standings. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his betting preview on this Manchester City vs Wolves match from Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.

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Manchester City vs Wolves Betting Odds

Sunday, January 22	Premier League Betting Notes
Manchester City:	-530
Wolves:	+1300
Draw:	+645
Total:	3 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	9:00am ET / 6:00am PT

Manchester City vs Wolves Betting Analysis

Manchester City will look to continue their push to try and close the gap at the top of the table on Arsenal on Sunday after coming off a 4-2 win against Tottenham on Thursday.

Manchester City suffered a bit of a lethargic start in that game, going 2-0 down at the break as Spurs scored two quick goals before half-time to take the lead.

However, City weren’t to be denied as they bagged four goals over the final 45 minutes to keep their total hopes alive and will need to follow that up with another win here against Wolves on Sunday if they’re going to continue that title challenge.

Wolves for their part have rebounded since new coach Julen Lopetegui took charge back in November, losing just once over their last four league starts in all, and got very unlucky against Liverpool in their recent FA Cup clash as well.

Wolves famously did the double over City a few seasons ago but since then it’s been all ‘Cityzen’s’, with City winning five straight games against Wolves heading into this one by an average scoring margin of 3.20 to 0.60 goals per game also.

Despite Recent Success, Offensive Woes Continue For Wolves

Despite a recent positive turnaround for Julen Lopetegui’s side since the World Cup break, Wolves have continued to struggle up front, with two slender one-goal victories over relegation candidates West Ham and Everton over recent games hardly providing much optimism that those offensive problems have been fixed either.

Wolves rank last in total scoring offense this year, netting just 0.63 goals per game on average, and have scored the fewest goals from open play out of any team in the league this season as well.

City Suffering Through Defensive Lapses

While Manchester City have been sensational this season defensively overall, ranking #1 in the league on both defensive xGA and defensive xGA at home this year, their lapses in concentration at the back have cost them this season.

An astronomical 35% of all City’s goals allowed this year have come from set-pieces, penalties, and own goals, and that’s an area Pep Guardiola drastically needs to clean up if Manchester City are going to close the gap on the leading Gunners at the top of the table.

Manchester City vs Wolves Prediction

Manchester City are on the warpath right now and showed just how dangerous they can be in that second-half display against Tottenham on Thursday night.

While some fatigue may play a factor in this game, especially with such a short turnaround, we nevertheless like Manchester City in this spot to beat Wolves on Sunday as their numbers continue to dwarf those of the West Midlands side this season.

Manchester City own the league’s #1 expected goals differential this season, a number which is almost 2 clear goals per game ahead of Wolves who rank in minus territory away from home this year.

Take Manchester City to get off to a fast start here at home on Sunday over in the EPL and win the first half against Wolves.

Prediction: 1H Manchester City Moneyline -161

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success.

Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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