Watford travel to Molineux Stadium to face Wolves for round 12 of the Championship. Wolves head into the match as the clear favourite with a 70% win probability two days before kickoff.
Current Form - Wolves
Wolves sit in seventh position with 18 points. In their last league match, they drew 1-1 at home to Portsmouth. Over their last five matches, they have two wins, one draw, and two losses.
Current Form - Watford
Watford are 20th in the league with 11 points. They recorded a 2-0 home win against Charlton in their last league match. In their last five outings, they have a record of one win and four losses. Furthermore, they are currently on a five-match winless run away from home, which spans the whole season so far and includes one draw and four losses.
Head-to-Head Record
An average of 2.8 goals per meeting have been scored in these matches. Wolves hold a record of four wins and one loss across the last five encounters. The two teams meet for the first time since March 2022, when Wolves won 4-0 at home.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Fernando Lopez has recorded five goals and three assists at an average rating of 7.5 for Wolves. Raul Jimenez has three goals and one assist; he has scored two goals in his last five matches, averaging a match rating of 7.4 over that run. Wolves will be without Rodrigo Gomes due to a foot injury, while Adam Armstrong is sidelined with a back injury.
Hector Kyprianou has one goal at an average rating of 6.7 for Watford. Iker Bravo has one goal and two assists, and Luca Kjerrumgaard has two goals. Watford will be without Edoardo Bove, who is out with a knee injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Wolves: Expected goals (xG) 1.75 per match vs Watford: Expected goals conceded (xGA) 1.88 per match
Wolves
➕ Total shots: 16.1 per match (4th best, league average 13.5)
➕ Big chance conversion: 48% (best in the league, league average 34%)
➕ Big chances conceded: 1.5 per match (2nd best, league average 2.4)
Watford
➖ Touches in opposition box: 18.8 per match (5th worst, league average 23.5)
➖ Shots on target conceded: 5.3 per match (4th worst, league average 4.3)
Match Notes
Sean Neave has picked up three yellow cards in his last six appearances for Wolves.
Betting Insights
The 2.5 goal line carries a 60% probability of being cleared in this match. An equally balanced 50% chance is assigned by the bookmakers to the outcome of both teams finding the back of the net.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.1
These figures come from the pre-match odds two days before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.
