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Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Wolverhampton Wanderers pay English Premier League counterparts Manchester City a visit on Friday night, as Antal Nemeth guides his side into an away clash with Pep Guardiola & co. at the Etihad Stadium. Recent form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all laid out below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We're tipping over 2.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Manchester City's next match is v C Palace at 16:30 on Saturday 17th May
Wolverhampton Wanderers's next match is v C Palace at 20:00 on Tuesday 20th May
The last English Premier League meeting between Man City and Wolves was on Friday 2nd May 2025
English Premier League
May 2nd 2025
Man City 1
0 Wolves
 
K. De Bruyne 35'
 
MCI
WOL
Shots On
2
1
Shots Off
5
4
Corners
4
5
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
7
11
 
Man CityWolves
 
E. Santana de Moraes
R. Santos Gato Alves Dias
J. Gvardiol
N. O'Reilly (M. Akanji 58')
M. Nunes
B. Silva
İ. Gündoğan (J. Mcatee 84')
K. De Bruynefootball icon (P. Foden 84')
M. Kovačić (N. González Iglesias 90')
O. Marmoush (R. Lewis 83')
J. Doku
J. Malheiro de Sá
E. Agbadou
T. Gomes
(S. Bueno Sciutto 86') N. Cabral Semedo
(P. Sarabia García 65') M. Doherty
R. Aït Nouri
Gomes
(G. Ganchinho Guedes 80') A. Trindade da Costa Neto
M. Munetsi
(R. Gomes 66') J. Bellegarde
(H. Hwang 85') M. Carneiro Da Cunha

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

In alignment, our prediction and the odds from the bookmakers suggest that this Premier League tie is going to be entertaining, with at least 3 goals to scored in the game. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their latest form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point strongly towards over 2.5 goals being the best bet here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.33.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
58%
1/3
2%
-
Draw
21%
17/4-
Wolves
21%
8/1
20%
-
Man City 2-1
10%
17/2-
Draw 1-1
10%
10/1-
Man City 2-0
9%
13/2
6%
-
Man City 1-0
8%
8/1
5%
-
Man City 3-1
7%
11/1-
Man City 3-0
6%
17/2
5%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
20/1-
Wolves 2-1
5%
25/1
13%
-
Wolves 1-0
5%
25/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
12%
-
Man City 3-2
4%
28/1
12%
-
Man City 4-1
3%
18/1-
Man City 4-0
3%
14/1
12%
-
Wolves 2-0
3%
50/1
24%
-
Wolves 3-2
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/7
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
11/8
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
2/9
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
10/3
8%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
60%
10/11
6%
-
BTTS - No
40%
10/11
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
15/8-
BTTS - Draw
17%
11/2-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
14/1
25%
-
Home/draw
79%
1/14
3%
-
Away/draw
42%
9/4
8%
-
Home/away
79%
1/6-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
12%
-
Home DNB
73%
1/10
2%
-
Away DNB
35%
6/1
17%
-
Man City win to nil
28%
6/5
8%
-
Wolves win to nil
9%
14/1-
Man City / Man City
45%
10/11
5%
-
Man City / Wolves
2%
40/1-
Man City / Draw
5%
18/1-
Draw / Man City
20%
10/3-
Draw / Wolves
4%
18/1
12%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
6%
-
Wolves / Man City
5%
20/1
11%
-
Wolves / Wolves
6%
16/1
13%
-
Wolves / Draw
4%
20/1-
Win / draw / win Premier League table

Man City have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Premier League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 5 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Man City have outscored their opponents by 66 goals to 51 goals.

Home League Performance

Man City have played 17 games at home winning 11, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 39 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Wolves are in 13th position in the Premier League on 41 points having played 34 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 25 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Wolves have conceded 46 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
Wolves
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool3625834683 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
Arsenal36181443368 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
5-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
3
Newcastle36206102366 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
4
Man City Home3619892465 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
5
Chelsea3618991963 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-6A
l
 
3-1A
6
A Villa361899763 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1F
7
Nottm Forest36188101262 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
8
Brentford36167131055 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
May 25
l
 
5-3A
9
Brighton3614139355 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
10
Bournemouth361411111253 
May 20
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-4A
w
 
0-1F
11
Fulham3614913151 
w
 
3-2A
May 25
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-4A
12
C Palace36121311-249 
w
 
5-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
May 20
13
Everton3691512-542 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
14
Wolves Away3612519-1341 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
-
15
West Ham36101016-1740 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
Man Utd3610917-1139 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
17
Spurs3611520438 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-2F
d
 
2-2F
18
Ipswich3641022-4222 
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-6F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
19
Leicester365724-4722 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
20
Southampton362628-5712 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
Man City 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Wolves 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Man City have beaten Wolves in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Man City since 1996
Man City
Wolves
Goals: Scored
28
14
Games: Scored
10 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
4 / 14
MCI
9
D
1
WOL
4
League games at Wolves since 1996
Wolves
Man City
Goals: Scored
21
28
Games: Scored
11 / 15
13 / 15
Clean sheets
2 / 15
4 / 15
MCI
7
D
2
WOL
6
Goal Statistics

Manchester City's forwards have been in fine form of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive English Premier League outings. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Friday night.

Man City 4th Wolves 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Man City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Wolves will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Man City have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
+7
Wolves’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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0
0
Attack rating
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0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
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0
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0
KickOff rating
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better
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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Man City v Wolves Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Man City Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
342188
J GvardiolE HaalandS SávioB Silva
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Ederson GLK244
2
-
M Nunes DEF2415
4
-
R Dias DEF25
4
-
J Gvardiol DEF355
2
-
N. O'Reilly DEF92
-
I Gündogan MID315
1
-
M Kovacic MID3061
6
-
B Silva MID3134
8
-
K Bruyne MID2647
2
-
J Doku MID2737
1
-
O Marmoush FWD146
-
Subs
S Ortega GLK13
1
-
M Akanji DEF24
3
-
R Lewis DEF2812
4
1
P Foden MID2772
2
-
J McAtee MID153
1
-
J Grealish MID1911
3
-
N González  MID9
3
-
E Haaland FWD29213
2
-
S Sávio FWD2818
3
-
Wolves Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3515710
R NouriM CunhaR NouriJ Gomes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sá GLK28
2
-
M Doherty DEF2921
6
-
E Agbadou DEF14
2
-
Toti DEF291
6
-
N Semedo MID324
7
-
J Gomes MID3431
9
1
André MID31
7
-
R Nouri MID3547
6
1
M Munetsi FWD1211
-
J Bellegarde FWD3326
3
-
M Cunha FWD31156
5
-
Subs
D Bentley GLK1
-
S Sciutto DEF28
2
-
N Djiga DEF4
-
P. Cardoso de Lima DEF3
-
T Doyle MID241
1
-
P Sarabia MID2232
3
-
H Hee-Chan FWD2021
-
R Gomes FWD232
-
G Guedes FWD2724
1
-