Man City vs Wolves Prediction ...Middle East

We look ahead to Friday’s Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium with our Man City vs Wolves prediction and preview. Can Wolves extend their six-game winning run or will a reinvigorated City side prove too high a hurdle?

Man City vs Wolves Stats: The Key Insights

When Vítor Pereira was appointed as the new manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers in December, the club were sat in 19th place in the Premier League table, with only nine points from 16 games and a league-worst 40 goals conceded.

Wolves are now 20 points clear of the bottom three, while only four teams have collected more points since Pereira’s first game in charge – Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester City and Arsenal.

The turnaround is truly remarkable, and Pereira deserves endless credit for the impact he has made on a squad that appeared lost at sea when his predecessor Gary O’Neil was finally relieved of his duties before Christmas.

Wolves have won each of their last six matches in the Premier League, the joint-longest run of any side in the division this term. For added context, Liverpool’s longest winning run in the competition this season has been four games, while Arsenal are yet to win more than three games in a row.

Seven wins in a row would be an accomplishment that Wolves have achieved only once before in the top-flight, all the way back in 1945-46 when they finished third under Ted Vizard.

To equal that achievement, they will have to beat a galvanised Man City team seeking to end their season with a spot in the Champions League, while also awaiting a third consecutive FA Cup final later this month.

City are still far from the levels of previous seasons, but they have found a rhythm of late that does at least hint at the possibility of a return to top standards and may be enough to see them finish the season with some dignity, despite failing to defend their Premier League title.

Pep Guardiola’s men are now unbeaten in eight games in all competitions and have won four games in a row for the first time since October, including a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

City have found some success with a backline that even Guardiola would not have foreseen when the season began, with two nominal midfielders in Matheus Nunes and Nico O’Reilly providing physicality, width and an attacking threat from full-back.

Nunes scored a 94th-minute winner against Aston Villa in City’s last league game, while O’Reilly scored from a Nunes assist in their 2-0 win at Everton three days earlier.

Nonetheless, strong attackers have still shown that they can take advantage of the pairs’ defensive naivety, and Wolves have the right players to cause problems for City’s defence in this match.

There will be one in-form Norwegian striker on show at the Etihad Stadium on Friday night, but it won’t be the injured Erling Haaland. Jørgen Strand Larsen is as dangerous as any forward in the country right now, with six goals in his last six matches for Wolves, and four of those being game-winners.

One man who may be plying his trade in Manchester next season for City’s cross-town rivals is Matheus Cunha, who was directly involved in all three of Wolves’ goals against Leicester last time out, scoring once and setting up two more.

The Brazilian has been directly involved in 21 goals in the Premier League this season, with 15 goals and six assists; the only Wolves player to register more goal involvements in a single Premier League campaign is Raúl Jiménez in 2019-20, with 17 goals and six assists.

Likely to return for the hosts is Kevin De Bruyne, who was an unused sub in their FA Cup semi-final win at the weekend. The Belgian has an excellent record against Wolves, with five goals and five assists in only nine appearances against them in the Premier League.

Wolves’ Super Strikers

Wolves’ Fox in the Box: Jørgen Strand Larsen’s Emergence Ends the Search for Raúl Jiménez’s Heir

Matheus Cunha’s Proved Himself as Wolves’ Most Influential Player, But Do They Need Him to Stay?

Man City vs Wolves Head-to-Head

There was late drama in the reverse fixture back in October at Molineux, with Man City winning the game in the 95th minute thanks to a strong leap at a corner from John Stones.

Since completing the double over City in 2019-20, Wolves have since lost eight of their last nine Premier League games against them.

Man City vs Wolves Prediction

The Opta supercomputer is undeterred by Wolves’ run of six consecutive wins in the Premier League, awarding Man City a 66.8% chance of victory here.

Wolves make it seven wins on the spin in just 14.8% of simulations, while the likelihood of a draw sits at 18.4%.

Man City vs Wolves Predicted Lineups

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 13,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off at the Etihad Stadium on Friday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.

Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

Man City vs Wolves Prediction Opta Analyst.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Man City vs Wolves Prediction )

Also on site :

• Rodney Hinton Jr., whose son was shot dead by police, denied bond in killing of sheriff’s deputy after disturbance in court
• Rodney Hinton Jr., whose 18-year-old son was shot dead by police, denied bond in killing of sheriff’s deputy
• GTA 6 release date, trailer and latest news