The Molineux hosts Wolves and Brentford this Saturday in the Premier League. Wolves are sitting on the edge of the top half of the table and need a win to move into the top half whereas Brentford are a little too close to the relegation zone.
Wolves take on Brentford this weekend in a game that if they pick up three points, they can move into the top half of the Premier League. Brentford also need the win as they find themselves too close for comfort to the drop zone.
Wolves currently sit tenth in the Premier League after 23 games. Wolves have nine wins, five draws and nine losses, leaving them on 32 points, just one point from Newcastle and three points from Brighton.
In front of goal, Wolves had a slow start but have now scored 33 goals in 23 games, giving them an average of 1.5 goals a game. Wolves have also kept up defensively this season, having conceded 36 goals and have kept four clean sheets.
Brentford, on the other hand, currently sit 15th in the Premier League. In 22 games, The Bees have six wins, four draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 22 points, just three points above the relegation zone but with one game in hand on those around them.
The Bees have a slightly worse scoring record than Wolves. In 21 games, Brentford have scored 32 in 22 games which gives them an average of 1.45 goals a game. Similarly to Brentford in front of goal, The Bees have failed to impress defensively. Brentford have conceded 39 goals and have kept just three clean sheets.
Wolves and Brentford have met 34 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1935. Wolves have a marginally better record in the fixture with 17 wins in comparison to Brentford’s 12 wins, with the other five games ending in a draw.
The last five games in the fixture have seen three Wolves wins and two draws. However, in these five games, only one game has seen only one team on the scoresheet.