Norwich vs Wolves Prediction & Tips
New manager Dean Smith had the desired impact many Norwich City fans were hoping for, leading his team to 2-1 victory against Southampton in his first match in charge. In doing so, he also helped the ‘Canaries’ secure a second consecutive Premier League win for the first time since April 2016.
That pair of 2-1 victories has lifted Norwich off the bottom of the table for the first time this season, renewing their survival hopes. Another two goals here might just be enough to hand them a third straight win, although a Dean Smith managed Aston Villa led 2-0 at home against Wolves earlier this season before going onto lose 3-2, therefore there’s little chance he’ll let his new group of players get complacent.
Wolves got back to winning ways last time out against West Ham United, stretching their PL record to an impressive run of just one defeat in seven games (W5, D1). They’ll no doubt be starting to dream of European qualification this season, however with their games being so finely balanced, there’ll be an awareness that results could just as easily start to swing the other way – eight of their 11 games won or lost this PL season have been settled by a single goal.
On the subject of goals, don’t expect to see many in the opening exchanges here. Bruno Lage’s men have only scored once and conceded once before half-time across all of their PL away matches this season. With that being the case, it’s little wonder that the average of 1.83 second-half match goals seen in Wolves’ away fixtures can be bettered by just three other sides ahead of this round.
Players to watch: Norwich’s Teemu Pukki is starting to find his feet after scoring goals before the 30th minute in each of his last two PL matches. It’s two goals in three PL appearances for Wolves’ Raúl Jiménez – those goals arrived in the 15 minutes either side of half-time.
Hot stat: Norwich boss Smith has won only one of his last five managerial H2Hs with Wolves (D1, L3).
Norwich – Wolves FREE TIPS
Norwich – Win @ 3.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
