Kick-off: 1500, 18/02/2023
Stadium: Molineux
Wolves gave another glimpse of their improvement under Julen Lopetegui last time out when victory over Southampton made it two Premier League wins on the spin for the first time this season.
They played more than an hour with 10 men at St Mary’s but finished strongly to come from behind for a 2-1 success.
Shortly after, Bournemouth held Newcastle to a draw, and while not many teams have fared better against the high-flying Magpies, it was a ninth straight game, across all competitions, without a win for the Cherries.
On current form, a home win at 13/20 is an easy pick for our first Wolves vs Bournemouth prediction.
Wolves Odds
The men from Molineux have pulled clear of the relegation zone in recent weeks and before this weekend’s fixtures sit three places and five points better off than Everton in 18th.
Lopetegui knows there is a long way to go and said after last week’s win: “We have a lot of finals in front of us and we have to continue working.”
One thing he has done well is tighten up. In the Spaniard’s seven league games in charge, only title-chasing Manchester City have put more than one goal past the Wolves defence.
Before his arrival, Leeds, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Arsenal (all two goals), Chelsea, Man City, Brighton (all three) and Leicester (four), had gone to town when facing the Midlanders.
Bournemouth – who have scored just twice in their last seven league games since beating Everton before the World Cup – should not be giving the home rearguard too much cause for concern.
In the multiple correct score market in the Wolves vs Bournemouth odds, Wolves to win 1-0, 2-0, or 3-0 is 9/5.
Last Wolves line-up: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Neves, Sarabia, Moutinho, Nunes, Cunha.
Bournemouth Odds
The Cherries are stuck in the bottom three, level on points with Everton and with only Southampton below them but boss Gary O’Neil is positive about their chances of avoiding the drop.
He brought six new players into his injury-hit squad in January and, speaking after that draw with Newcastle, said: “It has been tough for the group at times because we’ve been a bit short with injuries so we’ve had to suffer some tough results.
“We have a group that is a lot, lot stronger now.”
They will have to be as the fixture list has not been kind and after this one it is Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool up next for Bournemouth.
Avoiding defeat this Saturday will be the top priority before that horror run against the big boys but Wolves should have the quality to edge it.
We’re backing a half-time draw and a full-time home win at 16/5 as our final selection in the Wolves vs Bournemouth betting tips.
Last Bournemouth line-up: Neto, A Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Ouattara, Lerma, Billing, Anthony, Traore, Solanke.
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