Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton; Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton. Premier League.
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Wolves vs Southampton preview
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Friday 18 October 2019 14:25, UK
Team news, key stats and predictions ahead of Wolves vs Southampton in the Premier League.
Team news
Wolves are assessing the fitness of Diogo Jota (foot), Romain Saiss (hamstring), Pedro Neto (heel) and Morgan Gibbs-White (back) ahead of the game. Leander Dendoncker could be involved after he missed Belgium's games over the international break through illness.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed that Moussa Djenepo (hip) and Cedric Soares (calf) will not feature against Wolves through injury.
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Opta stats
- Wolves have won their last three games in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet each time. They last won four in a row in April 2018.
- Southampton have won three of their four Premier League meetings with Wolves (L1). All four meetings between the two sides in the competition have been won by a margin of two or more goals.
- Southampton have lost their last three Premier League games, last losing four in a row in April 2018. However, Saints have won a league-high 86 per cent of their Premier League points on the road this season (6/7).
- Wolves have lost just one of their last 12 home league games (W7 D4), losing 2-5 against Chelsea last month.
Charlie's prediction
This is a game I quite like, but the problem with Southampton is that there are things going on behind the scenes. There is something that isn't quite right.
I think the manager is quite down about it, and things will develop over the coming months, but the more important thing is Ralph Hasenhuttl being motivated, otherwise the team won't be either.
They will be flat and I think they could be in for a hammering. If Wolves smell blood, and they are bouncing at the moment off the back of recent results, then they could win comfortably. They will go about their business and dispatch Southampton with ease.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-0 (14/1 with Sky Bet)