Crusaders v Wolves Betting Tips – Europa League, 1st August 8.00pm
It is advantage Wolves in his second qualifying round tie in the Europa League. Wolves hold a 2-0 lead over their Northern Irish counterparts. The English EPL side will feel pretty comfortable in their standing then as they head out to try and finish the job on the road. Read our predictions for Crusaders v Wolves.
Crusaders v Wolves Betting Odds*
Wolves 1/8
Draw 7/1
Crusaders 14/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on July 28th, 2019 at 8.18 p.m.)
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Crusaders News and Form
There was no scraps for Crusaders on their trip to Wolves in the first leg of this second qualifying round tie. The Northern Ireland side lost 2-0. To their credit though they made their opponents work really hard as Crusaders put up some great resistance. They did dig in really well to try and stay in the tie. Because of all that defensive work, the Hatchetmen were never at threat in the attack. That was their fourth loss in their last seven European games (W2 D1).
The two victories in that sequence by Crusaders happened in the first qualifying round of this season’s campaign. They took a 2-0 and a 3-2 win over B36 Torshavn there. Before that, they had been on a sequence of five straight European-tie defeats. Do they have it in them to come up with something really special? Crusaders are W2 L3 in their last five home games in European competition.
Crusaders v Wolves Head to Head
The first leg was the first meeting between the two clubs
Key-Facts – Crusaders v Wolves
- Crusaders have won one of their last six European ties
- Wolves won the first leg 2-0
- It was 80% possession earned by Wolves in the first leg
Wolves News and Form
For their first competitive game of the season, Wolves will pretty happy at sitting 2-0 ahead. This is their first European action since the 1980s. They were always red hot favourites going point of nature and their goals came from Jota in the first half and Ruben Vinagre in the final minute of the game.
Wolves took 80% of possession in that fixture and naturally more match sharpness will work its way into their game. This really isn’t even about them going broke in trying to run up a cricket score. There’s a long way to go to reach the group stage of the Europa League and they need to work themselves up to tougher tasks.
Crusaders v Wolves Tips & Odds
Wolves to win to nil at 4/5
Under 2.5 goals at 17/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on July 28th, 2019 at 8.18 p.m.)
Crusaders v Wolves Predictions
Wolves to win: There was a sizeable gulf in class between the two teams in the first leg. That will probably show up again when the two of them meet on Thursday. It will likely be more of the same and Wolves to win to nil once more fits.