Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Match Preview And Prediction For Monday 3rd Of January 2022
Manchester United welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Old Trafford on Monday, with six points separating the teams in the Premier League table.
The Red Devils sit sixth – level with fifth-place West Ham United on 31 points. They now find themselves just four points outside the top four. Meanwhile, Wolves are eighth in the standings – level with ninth-place Leicester City on 25 points. Can they maintain their unbeaten streak on Monday?
Manchester United claimed a 3-1 victory over Burnley on Thursday. Scott McTominay and Cristiano Ronaldo got on the scoresheet, with Ben Mee netting an own goal. As a result, the Red Devils head into Monday’s clash on a six-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League.
Manchester United have won four of their previous five Premier League matches – keeping two clean sheets along the way. When you look at the bigger picture, Man Utd have lost just eight of their last 50 Premier League encounters.
Wolverhampton haven’t played since December 19. Due to a couple of postponements, they could be pretty rusty. That said, they head into Monday’s clash on a two-game unbeaten streak. After beating Brighton 1-0, they held Chelsea to a goalless draw last time out.
Wolverhampton have only managed to score 13 goals in 18 Premier League games this season, meaning they are the second-lowest scorers in the division. However, they have conceded just 14 goals. That means only Manchester City have a better defensive record than Bruno Lage’s men.
Head-to-head: Wolves have failed to win any of their last seven matches against Man Utd, recording three draws and four losses along the way. When you look at the bigger picture, Wolves have only managed to win three of their past 19 meetings with the Red Devils across all competitions.
Manchester United are still without the injured Paul Pogba, while Victor Lindelof will miss Monday’s clash after testing positive for COVID-19.
Wolverhampton have a lengthy injury list, with Jonny, Hwang Hee-chan, Rayan Ait Nouri, Pedro Neto and Willy Boly are currently sidelined.
PREDICTION: UNDER 2.5 MATCH GOALS EXPECTED IN THIS FIXTURE.
