Manchester United vs Wolves Betting Odds, Tips & Preview – Saturday, November 6

Premier League Betting

Manchester United v Wolves Betting Tip & Odds: United have won 66% of matches between the two clubs played at Old Trafford, and you really can’t argue with this stat. Forget about the heroics Wolves pulled off in beating Manchester City, for they still aren’t a great side, and you don’t walk into Old Trafford and come away with three points very easily. Home win without much hesitation. Manchester United to win by 2 goals for 3/1 at Bet365

Manchester United to win: 1/4 at William Hill
Draw: 11/2 at Victor Chandler
Wolves to win: 16/1 at Totesport

EPL Match Preview: United have shipped off Wayne Rooney to the US in order to get some rehab on his troublesome ankle, and they will have to continue their Premier League campaign without him for now. They do have the chance to close the gap on Chelsea at the top of the league, with the Blues not playing until Sunday, and that is the kind of pressure that Alex Ferguson will be looking for. Although it doesn’t seem like United have been going too well this season, over the course of their first ten games this season, it has actually been their best start in the Premier League. This is regards to them not having lost a match in those opening ten games, although they have been pushed hard in a lot of them. An uncharacteristic amount of drawn matches (five out of the ten) seems to have made them look worse off than they are. They remain the only unbeaten team in the league though, but are five points behind leaders Chelsea. Looking at the Manchester United v Wolves fixture for the weekend, there really shouldn’t be any hint of anything but a strong home win. The two sides met in the Carling Cup recently, and it took a 3-2 United victory to prevail in the end, after Mick McCarthy’s Wolves showed quite a lot of spirit and played a big part in an entertaining match. Although a Carling Cup side is generally a lot different from that of a Premier League one, it may just suggest the position Man Utd are in at the moment. There have been speculation over the quality in depth at the club, but they really aren’t doing too badly. They are pretty much level with Arsenal in the goal scoring stats and way ahead of the teams beneath them. It is United’s ability to prevail through troubled times that has made them great in the past, and why they remain a force to be reckoned with. Alex Ferguson sent out the fringe players for the midweek trip to Turkey in the Champions League, and they impressed well enough to come back with a 3-0 victory. There are signs that United are starting to grow into the season a little more, especially after picking up their first away victory of the season against Stoke at the end of October. That was quite a big breakthrough for them, after being held 2-2 at Old Trafford by West Brom. A controversial goal by Nani then capped things in their last home match, seeing off Tottenham by a 2-0 score line.

The midweek trip to Turkey did have its price though, as Nani will miss the match against Wolves, and Ferguson is awaiting news about Darren Fletcher, as the pair picked up injuries in midweek. There has also been a virus sweeping through the club, including affecting the boss himself, but it shouldn’t make much difference to the starting line up. Other absentees along with Rooney and Nani, are Michael Owen, Owen Hargreaves and Valencia. While United should put the three points in the bank here, they will of course have to display an air of caution after seeing Wolves take out Manchester City last weekend. But United are gaining momentum, having kept five clean sheets in eight matches, and are going on a six match winning streak (in all competitions). A lot has been made of the return of Rio Ferdinand to the back line, and now he’s back in his stride, it has helped the shaky defence hold a little steadier. It will probably be Berbatov and Hernandez up front for United in the absence of Rooney, and that looks like a pairing which should trouble the back line of a bottom three club. United have to be looked at as being at least a good couple of goals better than the visiting Wolves.

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Wolves have had their critics over the past couple of seasons, and now again they are under fire for being too aggressive and for being a dirty team. That’s what you get with Mick McCarthy at the helm, battlers. Those great battling qualities served Wolves well last weekend, when they faced the expensive Eastlands side and came away with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City. No-one saw that coming really, so can they emulate the trip up north again? It is very unlikely, as there are some mitigating circumstances, and big differences between the two Manchester clubs. Firstly Alex Ferguson is a lot more canny and tactically sound that Roberto Mancini. United are the more established side at the top of the league, while City are trying to emulate their success. Even though the quality levels may not be at the highest at Old Trafford, you can always bank on any United to play as a team, City are still looking like a hastily assembled bunch of individuals. So the victory by Wolves over Man City can be put into perspective. City are beatable, Manchester United are not so easily turned over, even though they have had trouble closing out matches against weaker opposition this year. It is unlikely that Wolves will score a massive double by beating United this weekend. Keep your football betting head calm and level, and look at Wolves for what they are. A team which has only won two matches all year, and are only averaging one goal per game. Wolves are on a 5 match skid without a win away from home, picking up just one point on the road against Everton. This has been a bit of an exhausting portion of the season’s fixture list for Wolves, having Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd in consecutive matches. They are unlikely to get anything out of a visit to Old Trafford. There is just not the quality at the back, and certainly not enough punch up front to out score United on their home turf.

Manchester United v Wolves Premier League Betting Statistics

Last 5 Head to Head
Wolves 0, Man Utd 1
Man Utd 3, Wolves 0
Wolves 1, Man Utd 0
Man Utd 1, Wolves 0
Wolves 1, Man Utd 1 (First Division)

Manchester United have an 80% win percentage at home in the league this season
Wolves have a 0% win percentage away from home in the league this season

Manchester United have scored 13 goals, and conceded 4 at home
Wolves have scored 3 and conceded 10 goals in their away matches

Manchester United have scored the bulk of their goals in the 31-45 minute bracket
Wolves have scored the majority of their goals in the 31-45 minute bracket

Manchester United have opened the scoring in 70% of their matches
Wolves have scored first in 50% of their matches

Manchester United average 2.6 goals per match at home this season
Wolves average 0.6 goals per match away from home this season

Manchester United 2010/11 top scorer: Berbatov, 6 (5 of them at home)
Wolves 2010/11 top scorer: Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher, 2

Manchester United 2010/11 Season Form: P10 W5 D5 L0 GF22 GA12 Pts 22 (3rd)
Wolves 2010/11 Season Form: P10 W2 D3 L5 GF10 GA16 Pts 9 (19th)