Wolves - Brentford predictions and free betting tips [10/02/2024]

On Saturday, 10th February, as part of the 24th round of the Premier League, Wolverhampton will host Brentford at their home ground. This is the fourth time the teams are meeting this season, and they will play just three and a half weeks after the Wolves secured a home victory with a score of 3:2 in the third round replay of the FA Cup.

Predicted Lineup

Wolverhampton: Sa; Kilman, Dawson, Toti; Semedo, Lemina, Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, Neto; Cunha.
Brentford: Flekken; Collins, Mee, Pinnock; Roerslev, Janelt, Jensen, Norgaard, Reguilon; Toney, Maupay. 

Stadium

The match will take place at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. 

The Wolves’

Currently, Wolverhampton resides in the 10th position in the Premier League, comfortably settled in the middle of the table. It will be hard for the Oranges to aim for the Europa League zone, but hopes remain depending on the outcome of the domestic cups. Having only lost once in the last six rounds, the hosts have been in fine form this winter. After a disheartening defeat against Manchester United, with a goal in the compensated for second half-time (3:4), the Wolves grasped a victory against Chelsea last weekend (2:4).

Despite having possession for only 35% of game time, Gary O’Neil’s charges fought back after an early goal from Cole Palmer: Mateus Cunha first equalized the score, and soon after, Axel Disasi inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net. The Brazilian attacker then scored twice more, bringing his team their first victory at Stamford Bridge in 45 years. Overall, the Wolves have lost just one out of the previous 10 matches in all competitions at Molineux. 

Brentford

This season, Brentford is teetering close to the relegation zone. Thomas Frank's team is in the 15th spot in the Premier League with one game in hand and only three points adrift of 18th-placed Everton. Having lost 7 out of the last 8 Premier League fixtures and securing just one victory, the Londoners have been rather lacklustre going into the second half of the campaign. After a victory against Nottingham Forest (3:2), Brentford succumbed in the derby games against Tottenham (3:2) and Manchester City (1:3) last Monday.

Neal Maupay put the Bees ahead in the middle of the first half, but the Cityzens restored parity by the break courtesy of a Phil Foden goal, who completed his hattrick in the second 45 minutes. It’s worth noting that the capital club has been knocked out of two cups and can thus focus on maintaining their Premier League status.

Head-to-head

The Bees have lost four of their last five encounters at Molineux and have conceded 11 goals. This season, the Wolves dominated in the first half of the championship, while both cup matches ended in a draw.

Match Forecast: Wolverhampton vs Brentford

O'Neil's side is currently brimming with confidence and hasn’t lost sight of the possibility of making it to the Europa League end of season. In their last nine matches across all competitions, the hosts only tasted failure once, a stark contrast to Brentford. Myriad injuries and disappointing winter results have seen the London team roll back to the relegation zone – I don’t foresee the situation veering this Saturday. I am betting on a win for the favourites with a 0 handicap.

Total Forecast

In all three face-to-face matches played this season, both teams have managed to score. There’s no reason to think this trend will break now.

Corner Forecast

With home crowd support, Wolverhampton usually averages over 5 corners per match. It’s clear that hosts will be in control most of the time, so I expect them to win in terms of corners.

Yellow Card Forecast

Across the three face-to-face matches played this season, a total of 8 warnings were issued, so my bet is on the total yellow cards to be under 4.5.

Score Forecast

I am betting on a precise score of 2:1 in favour of Wolverhampton.