Defeat at home to Bolton this weekend would leave Wolves with a monumental task of staying in the Premier League as they currently prop the table up, four points adrift of the 17th-placed Trotters with eight games remaining.
The Old Gold do, however, head into this fixture as favourites and can be backed at 5/4 to claim all three points at Molineux, while the draw has been priced at 11/5 with an away win also at 11/5 in the bwin 3Way football betting market.
Four defeats and a draw from their last five league games and just one win in 18 makes for worrying reading for Terry Connor’s side, particularly as they prepare to host a Bolton team that has managed to record successive league victories.
A major factor in both sides’ struggles this campaign has been their inability to shut teams out, with Wolves’ last clean sheet coming at the end of August, 27 league games ago, while Bolton have managed just one in their last 18 league fixtures.
Therefore, backing both sides to find the net at 1/2 looks a great bet, particularly as Connor’s side have shipped 22 goals in their last six games and 65 in total this term, which is more than any other side in the league.
With that in mind, punting on the game to involve more than 2.5 goals at 7/10 looks an appealing option, especially as this has been the case in eight of the home side’s last nine league games and four of Bolton’s previous five games in all competitions.
A major factor in both sides’ struggles this campaign has been their inability to shut teams out, with Wolves’ last clean sheet coming at the end of August, 27 league games ago, while Bolton have managed just one in their last 18 league fixtures.
Owen Coyle’s side will certainly fancy their chances against a team that they have managed to collect three wins and a draw from in their last four meetings – the last a 1-1 draw at the Reebok – while losing just one of the previous ten games between the sides.
In his six appearances against Wolves, Bolton captain Kevin Davies has never been on the losing side, finding the net on two occasions, and the forward looks good value at 2/1 to score at any time or 7/1 to notch last – possibly after coming off the bench – after bagging a goal in the recent FA Cup defeat at Tottenham.
With both sides fighting for their lives at the wrong end of the table, this should prove to be an entertaining match, but with Bolton likely to head into the game with greater confidence, a repeat of their victory at Molineux last season looks on the cards.
Three or more goals in the game and both teams to score are the safest plays, but punters eyeing a larger return should look no further than Bolton to win a game of over 2.5 goals.
At odds of 18/5, successfully backing this tip with the free £25 bet on offer to anyone registering with bwin would provide returns of £115.
Recommended bets:
Both teams to score @ 1/2 Over 2.5 goals in the game @ 7/10
Outside punt:
Bolton to win a game of over 2.5 goals @ 18/5
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