Wolves – Southampton Picks & Prediction
Wolves - Southampton Prediction, Picks and Tips
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton meet at Molineux Stadium, in a match for this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 victory and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 23‑11‑2020, in a Premier League match which ended in a draw (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by P. Neto (75 '), for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and T. Walcott (58'), for Southampton.
The home team reaches this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: Chorley and Crystal Palace. In their last match, for the Premier League, they drew with Leicester City at home by (0‑0). In their last 10 home games Wolverhampton Wanderers register 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. This is a team that scores very few first times and that only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 15 games, of these 2 it reached the break in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 'in all. In 15 games, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 ').
Wolverhampton Wanderers come to this game after a 0x0 draw with Leicester, registering their second consecutive game without losing in official games. In the last round of the FA Cup, the locals beat Chorley 0x1. The strategy that coach Nuno Espírito Santo will use for this game will be the usual one, that is, defend with the nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent's midfield to counterattack. On the attack front will be Pedro Neto, Wolverhampton's top scorer, with four goals. For this game the Portuguese coach does not have Raúl Jiménez, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Maral and Jonny, all injured.
The visiting team reaches this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: Arsenal and Shrewsbury Town. The team comes to this match after an away loss against Newcastle United by (3‑2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Southampton won 3, drew 4 and lost 3. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 38 of their last 44 matches have ended with Over 1 , 5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Southampton come to this match after a 3x2 loss at Newcastle's stadium visit, thus registering their fourth consecutive defeat in official matches: the team's goals were scored by Takumi Minamino and James Ward-Prowse. It should be noted that the visitors beat Arsenal 1x0 in the last round of the FA Cup. Now, in this match against Wolverhampton, coach Ralph Hasenh-ttl must present the team in a 4-4-2, favoring the maintenance of possession and organized attacks: Pjanic is the great organizer of the offensive process. Danny Ings is one of Southampton's most dangerous men on the attacking front and is the top scorer, with seven goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Alexandre Jankewitz, suspended, and still has Kyle Walker-Peters in doubt.
Our recommendation tip for Wolves - Southampton : BTS / NO @ 1.86