Wolves - Tottenham Hotspur predictions and free betting tips [11/11/2023]

On Saturday, the 11th of November, as part of the 12th round of Premier League, Wolverhampton will host Tottenham. On Monday evening, the squad managed by Ange Postecoglou was routed by London's Chelsea with a 4:1 thrashing, while unexpectedly being defeated by Sheffield United away from home with a 2:1 score.

Predicted Line-up

Wolverhampton: Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti; Hwang, Lemina, Bellegarde, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Kalajdzic.
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Dier, Phillips, Royal; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson; Son.

Stadium

The matchup will take place at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton

At present time, Wolverhampton occupies the 14th spot in the Premier League table, sitting six points shy of the relegation zone. After a notably poor start of the season, Gary O'Neil's mentees have managed to successfully ripen five consecutive matches without suffering a defeat (2 wins and 3 draws), allowing them to alter the dynamics.

Nevertheless, the past weekend brought them an unforeseen slip: the "Wolves" conceded to the bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United away from home in a 2:1 defeat. Moreover, an interesting fact to be noted: in the bottom half of the table, only West Ham (18) have scored more goals than Wolves (14). It's also worth mentioning that O'Neil's team have both scored and conceded in each of their last nine matches across all competitions. 

Tottenham

Under the management of Ange Postecoglu, Tottenham has exhibited a high performing season this year and currently competes for the championship title. At the moment, the "Spurs" are ranked 2nd in the Premier League chart, trailing the leading Manchester City by one point. Being in an outstanding form, they have not lost a single one of their first 10 matches (8 wins and 2 draws).

Nonetheless, there was an unfortunate slip last Monday, when despite their home crowd's support, the London team, that was reduced to ten men after the 55th minute, lost to Chelsea (1:4). Notably, a continuation of the Spurs' unbeaten stretch away from home to eight matches would be a consolation prize for Postecoglu, who, by the way, refrained from being brutally candid with the referees after Mikel Arteta's "sneaky" tactic during the match at St. James Park. 

Previous Encounters

The "Spurs" have faced defeat in two out of the last three Premier League encounters against the "Wolves", having lost 1:0 at Molineux last time in March, owing to a goal from Adama Traore.

Predictions for Wolverhampton v Tottenham

The "Wolves" have only been victorious in one out of their last four encounters and they justifiably lag at the bottom end of the table. At the same time, the "Spurs" boss will stick to his high-defensive line strategy, regardless of the team composition at his disposal. Even when rendered nine men, Tottenham had opportunities to level the score during the derby, whereas considering the recent failures of the orange team, wagering in favour of the visitors' victory seems fitting impartially.

Score Prediction

My bet is on an accurate scoreline of 1:2 in favour of Tottenham.