Thursday evening, from 20:00 pm, Wolverhampton receives the visit of Slovan Bratislava, in the fourth stage of the UEFA Europa League. The technical and skillful play of the “wolves” should be sufficient for a predictable victory, as Slovan is a qualitatively limited opponent. The two teams are fighting for the bayonet for qualifying in the European spring!
Wolverhampton is second in Group K, behind leader Braga, with 6 points and a 3-2 goal. Behind the “wolves” is Slovan Bratislava, the Slovaks having 4 points and 7-6 goal after three matches. In the tour, Wolves won in the move from Bratislava by 2-1, playing in numerical inferiority. The hosts opened the score, but Nuno Santo’s students returned the score and defeated with Jota’s goal.
With only one win in the last five official matches, Wolves is on the game standpoint. The team from Molineux drew 1-1 with Southampton, Newcastle and Arsenal in the championship, but was close to a great result on Emirates at the weekend.
The “wolves” got a deserved and precious draw, which made forget the failure of the League Cup, 1-2 with Aston Villa. But it is known that Nuno Santo does not put much emphasis on the League Cup, having a much bigger stake in the championship: Wolverhampton hopes for a new ranking in the Top 6, but also in the European spring.
Unlike Wolves, Slovan is fighting for the title in the domestic competition, where he comes after glittering victories, with Pohronie (2-1), Michalovce (1-0) and Senica (2-0). Obviously, the competition in Slovakia is much lower than in England, so Wolverhampton is much better prepared physically and tactically. With an impressive possession game, the “wolves” set out to win this decisive match, in which the orange team will have a solid first “11”.
TEAM PROBABLY AT WOLVERHAMPTON
Rui Patricio – Doherty, Vallejo, Coady, Boly, Jonny – Dendoncker, Moutinho – Traore, Jota – Jimenez
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,82
