Manchester United VS Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Prediction

United and Wolves play for the first time in over five years at Old Trafford, but they have a rich history of 81 matches played so far.  United have the advantage, sporting 39 wins, 13 draws, and 29 losses.  Here's a look at the last five results:

Mar 18, 2012: Wolves 0-5 United
Dec 10, 2011: United 4-1 Wolves
Feb 5, 2011: Wolves 2-1 United
Nov 6, 2010: United 2-1 Wolves
Oct 10, 2010: United 3-2 Wolves (EFL Cup)

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MUFC vs WOLVES Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Manchester United are at 8/15 to win, a draw is at 14/5, and a Wolves win is at 11/2.

The feel-good factor seems to have returned to United recently.  The losses at Brighton and at home to Spurs threatened to derail their entire season, but they held their nerve to bounce back and win twice running in the Prem.  And their comfortable win against Young Boys in Switzerland will have only served to increase their confidence.  Nine points from a possible 15 has them in eighth place early on, but they will be expected to climb much, much higher than that.  And soon, as long as they play as they did against Watford, that is.

Wolves enter the match with one less point than United, putting them just a spot beneath them in the table.  The promoted side have only lost once in their opening five matches, providing them with a nice platform to go out and attack the season.  They have already gotten a point against Manchester City so far, so they will not overawed by this.  They might have slightly less quality than their hosts, but they will come out and attack this team.  That's their style of play, and you can expect them to give United a tough test.

Both teams scoring can be had at 20/23 via Ladbrokes.

Pogba to continue with another goal here is at 3.6 anytime at Betfair.

Man United vs Wolves Prediction

Mourinho's call to give the Old Trafford faithful a show to remember is a bold one, but this is a great opportunity to do it.  Wolves will be pesky and cause problems, but in the end the Red Devils will pull away to three points.  

Correct Score Prediction: Manchester United 4-1 Wolves

Man United  Team News

Jose Mourinho remains without the services of forward Marcus Rashford due to his red card recently.  Other than that, though, he has a full squad to pick from at the moment and could look to rotate some from the win on Swiss soil.

Man United Key Players

Paul Pogba was central not only to the win against minnows Young Boys on Wednesday.  The French star scored twice, once from the spot, and had an assist on Martial's goal to see him easily win man of the match in most eyes.  His presence in midfield is one that oozes class, and that's what is needed against an underrated Wolves side.  Romelu Lukaku scored his fourth goal of the Premier League season last weekend and propelled them to a 1-2 win at Watford to get them back in a fine spirit.  

Man United Team Form

United have three wins and two losses in their last five matches:

0-3 win at BSC Young Boys (UCL)
1-2 win at Watford
0-2 win at Burnley
0-3 home loss vs Spurs
3-2 loss at Brighton

Man United Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-3-3

Wolves Team News

Nuno Espirito Santo has only one concern in the form of winger Ivan Cavaleiro.  Other than that, he has a full side.

Wolves Key Players

Just as fans began to worry the goal might not come for them last week, Raul Jimenez stepped up and delivered one to fire Wolves to another Prem win.  His second goal puts him top of the charts for the team, and his direct aerial approach is always one that troubles silkier teams toward the top of the table.  Ruben Neves is the other player to watch. The young Portuguese will be a major threat if they get set pieces, so United will be looking to prevent that at all costs.

Wolves Team Form

Wolves have three wins, a draw, and a loss in their last five matches:

1-0 home win vs Burnley
0-1 win at West Ham
0-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday (EFL Cup)
1-1 home draw vs Manchester City
2-0 loss at Leicester

Wolves Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 3-4-3

One of the issues that Wolves were faced with ahead of the season was at the back. Fingers were pointed and questions arose about their ability to defend. But those have been answered in recent weeks. They only gave up one in a draw with champions City and have two straight clean sheets. This is a team that is very capable of breaching United's defence, meaning United could need a fine display. Mourinho said Old Trafford deserved one. And they shall get it here.

Wolves haven't managed to keep a clean sheet against United since January of 2004.