Find predictions, team news and betting tips for the Premier League match between Manchester City and Wolves on Friday 2nd May 2025 (8pm BST).
Tip 1
Etihad crowds have certainly got their money’s worth this season, with an average of 2.35 goals per game in Manchester – the second-highest behind champions Liverpool.
However, they’ve kept only three clean sheets in their last 10 PL matches, and only one in their last five at home.
With City needing points to secure a Champions League spot and Wolves in good attacking form, the game is likely to follow a pattern of City pressing high and Wolves hitting on the counter – a tactical setup that increases the likelihood of both teams scoring.
Wolves have been involved in high-scoring matches under the tutelage of Vitor Pereira, with 72% of their matches featuring over 2.5 goals. They’ve found the net in each of their last 13 fixtures, in 13 of 17 league games on the road and across the previous three encounters with the Citizens.
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Tip 2
Jorgen Strand Larsen has been in excellent scoring form recently, netting in five of the last six league matches.
The Norwegian has a non-penalty xG figure of 0.49, immediately lending credibility to the 15/4 on show with BetMGM for him to ripple the net at the Etihad.
Larsen also boasts a remarkable 75.76% shot accuracy – the highest among Premier League players with over 30 shots this season, indicating his clinical finishing ability.
With at least one shot on target in six of his last seven, plus a total of nine over this sample, he is well worth a punt in the anytime goalscorer market.
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Some normality has resumed for Pep Guardiola’s side, who’ve returned to the PL top four, winning six of their last seven games, including the recent FA Cup semi-final over Nottingham Forest.
City are boosted by the return of Rodri and Erling Haaland to full training, meaning we might see the pair before the end of the season. Nathan Ake and John Stones remain unavailable.
Man City Predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, B. Silva; Savinho, De Bruyne Grealish; Marmoush.
Wolves are currently on a six-game tear – their best run since the 2018 Championship promotion season. Notably, they have won their last four away matches in the league and doomed Leicester City to relegation with a 3-0 victory last time out.
Vitor Pereira must contend without the services of Leon Chiwome, Enso Gonzalez, Sam Johnstone, Sasa Kalajdzic and Yerson Mosquera who are all sidelined.
Wolves Predicted XI: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, T. Gomes; Semedo, J. Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Munetsi, Cunha; Larsen.
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