Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Value Assessment

Home Win
1.22
82% pred
+0.3%
Draw
6.74
11% pred
-4.2%
Away Win
16.99
7% pred
+1.2%
BTTS Yes 1.91 34%
BTTS No 1.86 60% VALUE

Key Insights

Title Race

Manchester City

Manchester City in position 2, 4 points behind leader - competing for title

Medium impact

Relegation Zone

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers in position 20 (in relegation zone) - fighting to avoid drop

High impact

Must Win

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers in position 20 with poor recent form (0% points) - must-win situation

High impact

Away Struggles

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers winless in last 8 away matches (2 draws, 6 losses) - poor away record

Medium impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on home win: 1.05 (HKJC) to 1.33 (Dafabet) - 20.1% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

High impact

Match Normality

65%

Significant concerns

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 24 2026 · 15:00
Venue
Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Competition
Premier League · 23
Referee
Farai Hallam Farai Hallam

Coaches

Josep Guardiola i Sala

Josep Guardiola i Sala

Manchester City Manchester City

In role since Jul 2016

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Rob Edwards

Rob Edwards

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers

In role since Nov 2025

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Recent Form

Manchester City Manchester City
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.4 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1
W H Salford City Salford City 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-0
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.4 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1
W H Salford City Salford City 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-0
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1
W H Salford City Salford City 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-0
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers
1W 2D 2L
0.4 GF · 0.8 GA
L A Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0-1
W A Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 1-0
D A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 0-0
L A Manchester City Manchester City 0-2
D A Everton Everton 1-1
1W 2D 2L
1.8 GF · 1.6 GA
D H Arsenal Arsenal 2-2
L H Chelsea Chelsea 1-3
L H AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 0-2
D H Newcastle United Newcastle United 0-0
W H Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 6-1
1W 2D 2L
0.4 GF · 0.8 GA
L A Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0-1
W A Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 1-0
D A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 0-0
L A Manchester City Manchester City 0-2
D A Everton Everton 1-1
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.2 GA
L A Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0-1
D H Arsenal Arsenal 2-2
W A Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 1-0
D A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 0-0
L H Chelsea Chelsea 1-3

Sidelined Players

Manchester City Manchester City 4 out
Sverre Nypan
Sverre Nypan
suspended
Mateo Kovacic 
Mateo Kovacic 
injury
Josko Gvardiol 
Josko Gvardiol 
injury
Savinho
Savinho
injury
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 out
Sasa Kalajdzic
Sasa Kalajdzic
injury
Enso González
Enso González
injury
Mario Lemina
Mario Lemina
injury
Hee-chan Hwang
Hee-chan Hwang
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Manchester City
1
10%
Draws
0
0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
9
90%
Avg Goals
3.2
BTTS
40%

League Signals

Predictability
47%
LOW
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
23%
BTTS
54%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Manchester City enter this match in excellent form, winning 5 of their last 5 matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5. The head-to-head favors Wolverhampton Wanderers in recent meetings.