Manchester City vs Wolves Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Manchester City enter their home fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers as favourites as they have a superior squad and also have the third-best home record in the Premier League, as they have accumulated 36 points from 17 games.

On top of their strong home record, Pep Guardiola’s men are 20 points ahead of Wolves in the standings.

Wolves have the 12th-best away record with 21 points from 17 matches, however, they do average just shy of two goals conceded per game away from Molineux, as they have conceded 32 times.

Entering this game, Manchester City have won eight of their last nine meetings with Wolves, including a thumping 5-1 win at the Etihad Stadium last season. We believe that the Both Teams to Score market will land, as Wolves have won all of their last six Premier League matches.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Wolves

Manchester City hosts Wolves on Friday night at the Etihad Stadium, with Pep Guardiola’s side aiming to further consolidate their position in the Champions League qualification places, while Vitor Pereira’s men will be looking to make it seven Premier League wins in a row.

Date: 02/05/2025

Location: Etihad Stadium

Time: 8pm

When these two sides met earlier on 20th October, Manchester City grabbed a dramatic 2-1 win at Molineux as John Stones headed in a 95th-minute winner after Josko Gvardiol’s 33rd minute goal had cancelled out Jorgen Strand Larsen’s early opener.

City are in the midst of an intense battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League, as they are fourth-place with 61 points from 34 matches, seeing them sit just one point above sixth-place Nottingham Forest who have a game in hand on the Sky Blues.

Last weekend, City managed to reach the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Forest, meaning that they will play Crystal Palace in the final. The Cityzens will be desperate to win that competition, as it is their only major chance of winning notable silverware this season, having crashed out of both the League Cup and Champions League to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid.

Wolves are enjoying life under Vitor Pereira, as the Portuguese coach has overseen 12 wins and three draws from 21 matches. Initially, Gary O’Neill started this season as the permanent manager, however, he was sacked after overseeing his side earn nine points from 16 games.

Manchester City versus Wolverhampton Wanderers will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

Manchester City

Nathan Ake, John Stones and Erling Haaland are all set to miss Manchester City’s home clash with Wolves due to injury.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sam Johnstone and Pedro Lima are Wolves’ only injury doubts for their trip to the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City

Manchester City have won all of their last four matches since playing out a 0-0 stalemate with Manchester United at Old Trafford on 6th April.

Following that draw, City thrashed Crystal Palace 5-2 thanks to goals by Kevin De Bruyne, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, James McAtee and Nico O’Reilly, before going on to beat Everton (2-0), Aston Villa (2-1) and Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-final.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won all of their last five games following their 3-0 home win against Leicester City where Matheus Cunha, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes all got on the scoresheet.

In the run-up to that game, Vitor Pereira’s men had beaten Manchester United (1-0), Tottenham Hotspur (4-2), Ipswich Town (2-1) and West Ham United (1-0). During this run of wins, Strand Larsen has managed to score four times in his last five appearances.

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