Leeds United travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League as they look to boost their survival hopes. Both teams have been erratic this season but Wolves are often decent at Molineux and should have the edge over the out of sorts visitors.
Wolves suffered a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United in their previous Premier League fixture. Having gone behind early, Hwang Hee-Chan struck an equaliser after the break but they failed to hold on.
That result means Wolves have now claimed just one win in their last five Premier League matches. Despite that poor run, Julen Lopetegui’s men are still 13th on the table, although they are only three points above the relegation zone.
While things are still not smooth for Wolves, they have put together some decent results at Molineux in recent weeks. They have won three of their last five matches across all competitions, with victories over Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur among the results in that run.
Leeds United are still in the bottom three and in desperate need of a turnaround in fortunes. However, with things so tight at the lower end of the table, they could find themselves as high as 14th if results go their way this weekend.
Javi Gracia’s men travel to Molineux with just one win in their last eight Premier League matches. They have suffered five defeats in that run but came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous fixture with Patrick Bamford and Jack Harrison getting their goals.
One of the major problems for Leeds United is a poor record on their travels where they have claimed one Premier League away win all season. They have lost four of their last five away matches, failing to score in the last two fixtures in that run.
How the bookies view it
Wolverhampton Wanderers have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 25/19 by SBK. A victory for Leeds United is valued at 23/10 by bet365 while 10bet is also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head
Wolverhampton Wanderers have a 32-31 edge with 16 draws from 79 previous matches against Leeds United. Leeds claimed a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture in August while Wolves earned a 1-0 victory in a League Cup clash in November.
Players to watch
Ruben Neves remains the leading scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers with five goals and could be worth keeping an eye on. The midfielder is often a threat with long range efforts and set pieces, and is priced at 5/1 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
After enduring an injury hit campaign, Patrick Bamford is slowly returning to fitness and could be the one to watch for Leeds on Saturday. The striker was on target last time out against Brighton and is priced at 10/3 by William Hill to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been goals for both teams in three of the last four meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 1/1 with Unibet. The reverse fixture produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 13/10 with bet365 while Paddy Power is offering 7/2 for over 3.5 goals.
Wolves have opened the scoring in the last seven meetings with Leeds United and can be backed to grab the first goal on Saturday at 20/23 with Coral.
This English Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United will be played on Mar 18, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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