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The Wolverhampton Wolves host Watford at their Molineux Stadium on September 28, 2019.
Wolverhampton
The Wolverhampton Wanderers were among the founding clubs of the Football League in 1888. They returned to the top flight after winning the 2017-18 EFL Championship. In their first season back, Wolverhampton finished in 7th place and had wins over Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham.
They were winners of the English League three times during the 1950s and finished as runners-up in five other instances. Wolverhampton also has two Football League Club titles and four FA Cup Wins plus four FA Cup second-place finishes. They will also be playing in the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League which will mark their first appearance in a European tournament in nearly 40 years.
The Wolves are tied for 18th in the league in Goal Difference at -4. They are also ranked 9th in scoring with a total of six goals on the season. Wolverhampton is tied for 17th in the EPL with a total of 10 goals allowed and they are 17th in the Premier League with only two assists this season.
Raul Jimemez leads the Wolves with two goals this season. Patrick Cutrone and Ruben Nieves have scored one goal each for Wolverhampton. Willy Boly and Joao Moutinho have delivered one assist each while goalkeeper Rui Patricio has allowed 10 goals and has nine saves.
Watford
Watford Football Club was established in 1881 and has played in the top four tiers of the English Football system for such a long time. Despite their vast experience, they have yet to bag a major football trophy at any level. Their biggest achievement to date was making it all the way to the FA Cup Final this year.
Javi Garcia arrived in January 2018 and earned a contract extension after he led the club to an 11th place finish, its best finish ever in the Premier. Watford recorded the most points in a season in team history during the previous term and Garcia led Watford to their second FA Cup Final appearance in club history after his team defeated the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Midfielders Andre Gray and Will Hughes have scored Watford’s two goals this season with Hughes also giving the team its only assist this term. Goalkeeper Ben Foster has conceded eight goals with 13 saves in five games played this year.
Watford is currently ranked 20th in the EPL in Goal Difference with their -6 goals this season. The team has scored only two goals so far this term ( ranked 20th overall) and has already given up a total of eight goals this season ( ranked 17th overall ). Watford also ranks 18th in the league with only one assist produced so far this season.
Who Wins?
Watford ranks 20th in the current EPL standings. They are 0-2-3 SU in five matches played so far. Watford lost to Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton and West Ham United in their first three assignments, scoring only one goal in three matches. In their last two outings, Watford salvaged draws with New Castle and Arsenal.
Wolverhampton is the soccer betting favorite in this match. The Wolves are 19th in the EPL standings with a record of 0-3-2 SU after five rounds. They are coming off back to back losses to Everton and Chelsea. Head to head, Watford has beaten Wolverhampton 8 times in 23 matches. The Wolves have six wins over Watford and these teams played to a draw in 9 other matches. In their most recent encounter last April 27, 2019, Wolverhampton prevailed 2-1.
Watford has been lucky to salvage a pair of draws in their last two matches. On the other hand, Wolverhampton is reeling from back to back defeats. These are two teams in the bottom of the EPL standings and both aren’t in good form to start the season. I will have to go with Wolverhampton here because while both these teams have not played good defense at this stage of the season, Wolverhampton has proved to be a better scoring team. I think they will score enough goals to win the match. Prediction: Wolverhampton
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