Wolverhampton Wanderers are aiming to increase the gap over the bottom three as they host Brentford in a Premier League fixture on Saturday. Wolves have shown some quality at Molineux in recent weeks and will be confident of claiming the upper hand over the Bees, who have been out of sorts lately.
Wolves are coming off a 1-0 home victory over Chelsea in their previous Premier League fixture. They took the lead through a superb first half strike from Matheus Nunes and were able to fend off the Blues to hold on for the win.
There have been a few results like that for Wolves in recent weeks as they are slowly easing themselves away from the relegation zone. Julen Lopetegui’s men are now up to 13th, four points clear of the bottom three.
Molineux has played a pivotal role in Wolverhampton Wanderers’ recent resurgence as evidenced by the win over Chelsea. They have won four of their last six home matches across all competitions and can count victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool among their results in that run.
While Brentford are not in any relegation danger, they have slightly lost their way in recent weeks. They have claimed just one win in their last six Premier League matches but are still holding on to a place in the top half.
Brentford head into Saturday’s clash off the back of two straight Premier League defeats. First, they were beaten 1-0 at Manchester United before losing 2-1 at home to Newcastle United in their previous fixture.
The defeat to Manchester United continues a poor record on the road for Brentford, who have won just once in their last six away matches. One of the problems for Thomas Frank’s men is a porous defence that has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four matches.
How the bookies view it
Wolverhampton Wanderers have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/4 by William Hill to claim the win. A victory for Brentford is valued at 2/1 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 9/4 by 10bet.
Head to head
Wolverhampton Wanderers have an 11-9 advantage with three draws from 23 previous matches against Brentford. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Daniel Podence is the leading scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers and could be the one to watch on Saturday. The forward is valued at 9/2 by bet365 to score anytime.
Ivan Toney remains the biggest attacking threat for Brentford having scored 17 Premier League goals this season. He will be the one to watch for the Bees and is priced at 21/10 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been goals for both teams in the last two meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 19/20 by Unibet. There were over 2.5 goals in Brentford’s last Premier League fixture and a repeat is priced at 5/4 by BetVictor, who are also offering odds of 17/5 for over 3.5 goals.
Wolves have opened the scoring in four of their last six home matches across all competitions and can be tipped to grab the first goal on Saturday at evens with BoyleSports.
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