Wolves v Leicester Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th January 2019

Wolves can deliver on home soil against the Foxes

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Leicester © GEPA pictures

Wolves v Leicester Betting Tips – Premier League, 19th January 12.30pm

After a somewhat expected defeat out at Manchester City on Monday night, Wolves get the early kick off Saturday, which seems a little unfair. Anyway, they will be looking to get themselves another home win as they face Leicester. The Foxes continue to be a hit and miss side but start two points above their opponents heading into the weekend. Read our predictions for Wolves v Leicester.

Wolves v Leicester Betting Odds*

Wolves 23/20
Draw 23/10
Leicester 12/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on January 14th, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.)

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Wolves News and Form

Wolves suffered a 3 -0 defeat at the Etihad against Manchester City last Monday. Their cause wasn’t helped with Willy Bolly being sent off around the 20th minute. That loses leaves Wolves with back to back defeats in the top flight current. At Molineux, this season Wolves have posted a W4 D2 L5 record. Their last two played there have both ended in 2-0 losses, coming at Liverpool and then Crystal Palace.

In total Wolves have come up with 12 home goals this season in the top flight. Just 27% of Wolves’s home games have gone over 2.5 goals this season. There is a trend with each of their last three going under the goal line. Wolves have actually only come up with at least a goal in two of their last five Premier League home games.

They have earned three clean sheets in their Premier League home campaign across the season. Of the goals which they have put on the board at Molineux, 83% of them have been after the halftime break. They have only been leading at half time in one of their home games this term. Wolves have netted the first goal in four of their eleven home games. Their opponents on the weekend Leicester are just one of five teams who have a better defensive record than Wolves.

Wolves v Leicester Head to Head

Leicester earned a 2-0 home win over Wolves earlier this season
Wolves won their last home against the Foxes, a 2-1 win in the 2013 Championship
Leicester are W2 D3 L1 in their last six against Wolves
In three of the last of meetings, the home side has scored exactly two goals

 

Key-Facts – Wolves v Leicester

  • Wolves have scored 83% of their home goals in the second half of games
  • Wolves have just the one win in their last six played against the Foxes
  • Leicester have won their last two EPL away games by a 1-0 scoreline

 

Leicester News and Form

There was a surprise result for Leicester last weekend as they tumbled to a 2-1 loss at the King Power against Southampton. That was a bit of a blow for them really in a game which they would have expected to have won. But they have taken a win in three of their last five Premier League games (L2). Out on their top-flight travels this season, Leicester are W5 D2 L4 and only 36% of Leicester’s away games this season have made it over 2.5 goals.

Leicester have scored 13 and have conceded 13 goals on their travels so it is all evens with them. They have banked back to back away clean sheets though having taken 1-0 wins at Chelsea and then at Everton. So that’s a fantastic return away from home lately for Leicester. Leicester have lost just one of their last six away games in the top flight, winning three of those six.

Each of their last six away games have ended under 2.5 goals so again, this does have the look of being a low scoring game. Just once away from home this season have Leicester been leading at the halftime break. Of the away goals that they have produced 85% of them have been after the halftime break. Only the current top five in the league have better away records than Leicester so they can be pretty proud of that. Also, the Foxes currently boast the fifth best defensive record in the Premier League.

Wolves v Leicester Tips & Odds

Under 2.5 goals at 4/7
Wolves 1-0 correct score at 11/2
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on January 17th, 2019 at 3:17 pm)

Wolves v Leicester Predictions

Wolves to win: There looks to be a decent chance of a home win turning up in this one. Leicester just are a little too unreliable to back with a great deal of confidence. So the value does appear to be on the home side in this one.