Wolverhampton Wanderers host Leeds United in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday.
Wolves have a new manager after appointing Julen Lopetegui. However, the former Sevilla boss is not set to take over until November 14, so Steven Davis remains in interim charge.
Wolves claimed a 2-1 win over Championship side Preston North End back in August to book their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup. However, it has been mostly downhill since then as they head into Wednesday’s clash winless in their last four matches with three defeats in that run.
Among the problems for Wolves this season is a poor record at Molineux where they have lost three of their last four home matches. They warmed up for the visit of Leeds United with a 3-2 home defeat to Brighton in the Premier League last Saturday.
Leeds United progressed to the third round of the Carabao Cup after claiming a 3-1 victory over lower league side Barnsley. Mateusz Klich netted a brace after Luis Sinisterra opened the scoring early in the contest.
The visitors have been inconsistent since that victory and went on an eight match winless run across all competitions. That poor run was ended with a 2-1 Premier League victory at Liverpool in their previous away fixture.
The win over Liverpool appears to have boosted Leeds United’s confidence as they followed that up with a thrilling 4-3 win over Bournemouth. However, they still remain suspect at the back and have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it
Despite their problems, Wolverhampton Wanderers are still considered slight favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 27/20 with Coral. A victory for Leeds United is valued at 21/10 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 with Sport Nation.
Head to head
Wolverhampton Wanderers have claimed 31 wins each with 16 draws in 78 previous meetings. However, Leeds did the double over Wolves in the league last season, claiming a 3-2 victory in the clash at Molineux.
Players to watch
Ruben Neves continues to show his importance to Wolves and was on target in the defeat to Brighton last time out. The midfielder has now scored in his last two matches and is priced at 9/2 with bet365.
Leeds United’s resurgence has coincided with a return to form for Rodrigo, who has now scored in his last two matches. The Spanish forward was also on target in the two meetings with Wolves last season and is priced at 11/4 with bet365 to find the net on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Wolves and Leeds United have shown plenty of defensive frailties this season and both teams could be backed to score at 7/10 with William Hill. The last meeting at Molineux produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 9/4 with BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 17/20 by bet365.
Leeds United have opened the scoring in their last three matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Wednesday at 5/4 with bet365.
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