Wolves vs Liverpool – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The sides met on Tuesday as Wolves sealed a shock 2-1 victory. The Reds had won six straight meetings between the clubs before that defeat.

Wolves Form

Wolves have shown some improvement of late. Having lost 11 straight league matches, they’ve taken points in eight of their last 12 league fixtures. Following a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions, they lost three straight EPL fixtures. A 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest stopped the bleeding, even though they allowed 35 shots in that match.

After 1-0 FA Cup win at Grimsby, they came from 2-0 down to secure a shock 2-2 home draw against Arsenal. A 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace came in the last minute with ten men. They beat Aston Villa 2-0 at home and followed that with a 94^th minute winner on Tuesday to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux.

Wolves Team News

Enso Gonzalez Medina is the only absentee for Rob Edwards. He could make some changes to his XI for this match, though. Tolu Arokodare had a big impact from the bench in the last match and could start up front.

Yerson Mosquera may take the place of Matt Doherty in the back three. Rodrigo Gomes scored from the bench against Liverpool and is pushing for a start.           

Wolves Motivation

Wolves will be hugely motivated to beat Liverpool twice in four days. Their recent league form is not going to be enough to avoid relegation, so full concentration can go on the FA Cup.

They look to be compact in midweek and did not have a shot until the 78^th minute. They would be okay to take this match to extra time if needed.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool have won three of their last four league matches. Overall, it’s just four wins in 10 matches in the league though. They beat Newcastle 4-1 with seven big chances created. A late 2-1 loss to Man City was a bitter pill to swallow before winning 1-0 at Sunderland.

The Reds beat Brighton 3-0 in the FA Cup and scored in the 97^th minute to win 1-0 at Nottingham Forest. After smashing West Ham 5-2 with three set-piece goals, they lost 2-1 at Wolves on Tuesday. Liverpool equalised late before a deflected goal saw a damaging defeat.

Liverpool Team News

Arne Slot is without two defenders for this match in Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni. Jeremie Frimpong and Joe Gomez are both fit to play.

Alexander Isak is injured up front and Wataru Endo is ruled out for two months. Florian Wirtz is a major doubt due to a back injury.

Liverpool Motivation

Arne Slot’s team will be motivated to win this game after losing to Wolves four days ago.

The Reds coach needs a trophy to rescue this season. His side will try to score early and force Wolves to open up.

Key Stats

• Wolves have lost just 1 of their last 6 matches
• Wolves have lost 6 of their last 7 matches vs Liverpool
• Liverpool have won 5 of their last 7 matches in all competitions
• Liverpool have won just 4 of their last 10 league matches (2 losses, 4 draws)
• Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike has scored 4 goals in his last 6 matches

Verdict

The Reds should respond to their loss to Wolves. I see a Liverpool win with Ekitike on target.

Best Bet: Liverpool win and both teams to score at 2.75

Value Bet: Liverpool win HT/FT + Over 3.5 goals at 3.90

Goalscorer Tip: Hugo Ekitike to score anytime at 1.93