Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers go head-to-head in a tasty-looking Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

A comprehensive 3-1 win at Watford last time out saw Manchester City hit the Premier League summit, though they went on to lose 2-1 at RB Leipzig in midweek Champions League action. Owners of a slender one-point lead over second-placed Liverpool, the ‘Citizens’ have won their last five Premier League matches in a row, prevailing by a 2+ goal margin on three of those occasions. Another landslide victory is well on the cards, considering Pep Guardiola’s side registered an overwhelming Premier League double over Wolves last season, winning both top-flight H2Hs by 3+ goals ‘to one.’ Notably, Man City have racked up 31 wins in 39 Premier League games in 2021 so far (D2, L6) and could equal the division’s second-best record of 32 wins across a single calendar year set by Chelsea in 2005.

On the other hand, Wolverhampton have failed to get on the scoresheet in their last three Premier League outings on the trot (D2, L1), falling to eighth in the standings. Indeed, amongst sides to start Matchday 16 in the upper half of the table, no team has netted fewer league goals than the ‘Wanderers’ (12) to date. A lack of firepower up top has seen the West Midlands outfit score 2+ goals in just four of their 15 Premier League fixtures to date. Away from home, Bruno Lage’s men have scored just a single first-half goal across their seven Premier League games this term, highlighting the potential for conceding the opening goal. That could be a problem, as Wolves have suffered six defeats in seven league matches when falling behind this season (W1).