Prediction: Match to end in a 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 6/1
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this week. The match between Gary O’Neil’s side and Andoni Iraola’s team will be held at Molineux Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Wednesday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers have done extremely well this season. Things looked dire when Julen Lopetegui left his role as the Wolves manager just days before the season started. Gary O’Neil was drafted in, and the remit was to make sure that the club stay in the Premier League.
Wolves have done more than just in the Premier League this season. There is a very good chance that they will end up in the top half of the table. O’Neil’s side are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 43 points from 33 matches. They are just seven points behind the mightly Manchester United, who are seventh and have played 32 games.
The Wanderers will head into the Premier League game against Gary O’Neil’s former club Bournemouth on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal at home in the league. It came after a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest away from home at the City Ground in the Premier League which followed a 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United at home in the league.
Team News:
Wolverhampton Wanderers are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Bournemouth. Jose Sa will be in goal for the Wanderers and will have Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Max Kilman and Tote Gomes in front of him in defence. Joao Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Boubacar Traore and Hugo Bueno will be the four midfielders. Hwang Hee-chan and Tawanda Chirewa will be the two centre-forwards.
Bournemouth
It looked doom and gloom at Bournemouth in the opening weeks of the season. Andoni Iraola, who replaced Gary O’Neil as the manager of the Cherries was struggling to get results, and it did look like the team could really get relegated to the Championship at the end of the campaign. However, things gradually improved, and Bournemouth are in a very respectable position in the Premier League table.
Bournemouth are 13th in the Premier League table at the moment with 42 points from 33 matches. The Cherries could finish in the top half of the league table. After all, Iraola’s side are only two points behind Brighton and Hove Albion, who are 10th now.
The Cherries will head into the Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers this week on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the league. It came after a 2-2 draw with Manchester United in front of their fans in the league which followed a 2-1 loss at the hands of Luton Town on the road in the Premier League.
Team News:
Bournemouth are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Neto will be in goal for the Cherries. Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi and Lloyd Kelly will be the four defenders. Lewis Cook and Ryan Christie will be the two holding midfielders. Dango Ouattara, Justin Kluivert and Milos Kerkez will be the three attacking midfielders. Dominic Solanke will lead the line for the Cherries.
Key Factors to Consider
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost 3 of their last 6 matches in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored 46 goals in 33 Premier League matches this season.
- Matheus Cunha has scored 13 goals and provided 7 assists in 31 matches in all competitions for Wolverhampton Wanderers this season.
- Bournemouth have lost 2 of their last 3 Premier League games.
- Dominic Solanke has scored 20 goals and given 4 assists in 37 games in all competitions for Wolverhampton Wanderers this season.
Conclusion
Neither Wolverhampton Wanderers nor Bournemouth are in good form at the moment, and it is very likely that the two sides will cancel each other out. Both teams are in a similar position in the Premier League table this campaign and are likely to play out a scored draw.
Prediction: Match to end in a 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 6/1
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