H2H: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United - Prediction (Premier League

H2H: Wolves vs Newcastle – Comparison.

Raúl Jiménez has scored three (60%) of Wolves’ five PL goals this term. Seven of his last eight competitive strikes opened the scoring. Callum Wilson has made a big impact since signing in September, scoring in both of Newcastle’s PL away games this term. All four of his league strikes this season came after the 55th minute. Newcastle have scored at least once in all five previous PL trips to Molineux (W1, D4), although all of those strikes came before the 65th minute.

Wolverhampton Insights.

Wolverhampton Wanderers haven’t drawn in seven Premier League (PL) matches (W4, L3), claiming three top-flight wins in their opening five games of the season (L2) for the first time since 1979/80. Those victories all came ‘to nil’ with the scoring confined to one half while only Sheffield United’s league games witnessed fewer goals than their average of 2.4 goals per game prior to this round. At home, ‘Wolves’ scored exactly once in both league matches this term (W1, L1) but with seven clean sheets in nine PL games at Molineux (W5, D2, L2), they are hard to beat here. Often prospering by striking late, it’s notable that they didn’t score before the 40th minute in any of their last seven home league matches (W4, D1, L2).

Newcastle Insights.

Newcastle United, meanwhile, have made an inconsistent start to their PL campaign (W2, D1, L2), with both of their wins coming via two-goal margins and both defeats via three-goal margins. Their league games have seen significant early and late action: four goals (25%) before the 15th minute and seven (43.75%) after the 75th. The ‘Magpies’ are, however, unbeaten in three PL away matches (W1, D2) but are yet to score before the 55th minute on the road this league season. Worryingly, they’ve conceded an average of nine corners per PL away game this season – a league-high ahead of this round.