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Manchester City vs Wolves predictions: Premier League tips and odds
Our Manchester City vs Wolves betting tips include 11/8, 2/1 and 21/1-priced selections, with Kevin De Bruyne backed to score
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Our betting expert has three Manchester City vs Wolves tips for this evening’s Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium (5.30pm kick-off). Scroll down for the analysis behind his selections.
Manchester City vs Wolves betting tips
- Manchester City to win and under 3.5 goals @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
- Kevin De Bruyne anytime goalscorer @ 2/1 with Sky Bet
- Bet builder: Josko Gvardiol 1+ total shots, Nelson Semedo to be carded and Mario Lemina to be carded @ 21/1 with Sky Bet
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Ruthless City should keep depleted Wolves at bay
Arsenal start the weekend on top of the Premier League before their 12.30pm fixture at home to Bournemouth, but Manchester City remain in control of the title race.
The Light Blues are chasing a sixth league title in seven seasons and it is hard to see them slipping up at home to injury-hit Wolves, whose impressive campaign is running out of steam.
Both the Gunners and City have responded positively to their Champions League quarter-final exits – and Pep Guardiola’s men have won their past five domestic top-flight games by an aggregate score of 19-4.
Clean sheets have been a rarity for the champions this season, but they have shut out their previous three opponents, beating Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final before a 4-0 win at Brighton and a 2-0 victory at struggling Nottingham Forest.
Wolves beat relegation-threatened Luton Town 2-1 last time out, but they had taken just five points from their previous eight Premier League fixtures.
That lean run included a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United, 2-0 losses to Aston Villa and Arsenal, and low-scoring reverses against West Ham United and Bournemouth. So backing City to win a game featuring under 3.5 goals looks a good bet.
The Light Blues lost the shot count 14-11 at lowly Forest last weekend, but at the Etihad this evening their defence should keep their visitors’ depleted attacking unit at bay.
Manchester City vs Wolves tip 1: Manchester City to win and under 3.5 goals @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
Dynamic De Bruyne can get on the scoresheet for champions
Kevin De Bruyne missed the first half of the season through injury, but the City star has been making up for lost time in 2024.
The Belgian has contributed three goals and three assists in his previous four top-flight appearances, also scoring in both his Champions League starts against FC Copenhagen and Real Madrid.
The playmaker has been getting forward to great effect recently, with five of his side’s 11 attempts at goal in last Sunday’s 2-0 win at Forest.
De Bruyne set up both the Light Blues’ goals at the City Ground, but should be backed to get on the scoresheet himself against Wolves, having racked up six shots in the quarter-final second leg against Real and 16 in his past four Premier League games.
Manchester City vs Wolves tip 2: Kevin De Bruyne anytime goalscorer @ 2/1 with Sky Bet
City defender brimming with confidence after goal glut
After failing to score in his first 40 appearances for club and country this season, the Light Blues’ left back Josko Gvardiol has struck three times in his past five games.
The Croatia international had four shots against Luton in his previous home league outing, so backing him to have at least one effort at goal – something he has managed in nine of his past 12 league starts – is a solid bet builder selection.
Wolves have racked up 92 yellow cards this season, second only to Chelsea at the start of this round of fixtures, and backing a couple of their players to be booked significantly boosts the bet builder odds.
Right back Nelson Semedo, cautioned 10 times in 33 starts, can expect a tough contest against the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku.
Central midfielder Mario Lemina is another likely card candidate – one of his nine league bookings this season came in September’s 2-1 home win over City.
Manchester City vs Wolves tip 3: Bet builder: Josko Gvardiol 1+ total shots, Nelson Semedo to be carded and Mario Lemina to be carded @ 21/1 with Sky Bet
Manchester City vs Wolves odds
Odds, correct at the time of publication, are subject to change.