Manchester City - Wolverhampton Wanderers - Tips by users and experts on football, 14 January 2019: England. Premier League

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Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Handicap Manchester City (-2) • 1.95

City scored seven against Rotherham, nine against Burton - so I guess they will be going for 11 against Wolves.
Despite the return to form of Pep Guardiola's side, I think Wolves will go to Etihad Stadium in confident mood, especially because they gave the defending champions such a good game in a 1-1 draw at Molineux in August.
In the same way that Liverpool's last-gasp winner in the Merseyside derby definitely spurred them on the next few games, I really do feel that Sadio Mane hitting the post for the Reds against City has had a similar effect on Guardiola's side.
That game, which City won 2-1, was so finely balanced and if that Mane shot had gone in, I think Liverpool would have won it.
You only have to look at City's results in the two games they have played since then to see how much that result has lifted them, and I just see them kicking on now. The blip they had over Christmas seems a long time ago already.
Wolves, who are ninth, are looking good for a top-10 finish, and that is not just down to what we have seen from them in the first half of the season.
In the past their owners have always kicked on from a position of strength, which is the way to do it - and they looked to do that again when they tried to sign Tammy Abraham.
If they do stay in the top half that would be a really good first season back for them, and you could envisage them really building on that in the summer.

Source: BBC

Handicap Manchester City (-1) • 1.23

This game doesn't take place until Monday so Manchester City could well be seven points behind Liverpool by kick-off. It's already been a big year for Manchester City with that win over Liverpool and then sixteen goals in two home cup ties. City have certainly bounced back well from the poor run they had in December. They only have two home defeats in their last 42 home Premier League games and have scored at least twic in each of their last 12 home league matches.
Wolves have also beaten Liverpool this season but beat a much weaker side than City did. They are ninth in the table but still lack a degree of consistency. Their last five games have seen them win twice, lose twice and draw the other. One minute they are beating Tottenham away and the next battling to get a draw at Fulham. Away form for Wolves has seen them win just two of their last six Premier League games with defeats a both Brighton and Cardiff. Wolves held City to a draw at home early in the season but Pep Guardiola's men seem to have stepped up a gear since Christmas and can win this, leading at both half and full time.

Handicap Manchester City (-1.5) • 1.54

Manchester City est sur une série en cours de 4 victoires de rang.

City a marqué 21 buts sur ses 4 dernières sorties !.

Il faut remonter en octobre 2010 pour voir la dernière victoire de Wolverhampton face à City.

Le match aller s'est terminé sur un partage des points (1-1).

Manchester City est la meilleure équipe à domicile : 10 victoires en 11 réceptions, 37 buts marqués contre 10 encaissés.

Manchester City, qui compte 7 longueurs de retard sur Liverpool, n'a plus droit à l'erreur. Les Citizens devraient montrer leur supériorité face aux Wolves.

Over 2.5 Goals • 1.47

City are on a roll and should prove unstoppable at home. Of the last 10 times they've met City have won 70% and there have been two draws and in seven matches the score has been better than the 2.5 goals on offer here, so if history runs true to form (and that's not always the case with football as we know) Man City and Wolves between them should be good for three goals or more.

Handicap Manchester City (-1.5) • 1.54

I know that Wolves will be feeling energised by their recent win over Liverpool but I simply don't see a repeat performance of that against Man City, who are just too good at the moment to be caught out.