On Sunday, at 16:30 pm, Wolverhampton receives Burnley’s visit in the third round of the Premier League. Nuno Espirito Santo’s “Wolves” come after a 3-2 away victory, on AC Turin’s ground, in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off. As a result, the hosts will not be at full physical capacity for the match with Burnley, an excellent lineup prepared by Sean Dyche.
On Molineux we expect a game of tapping from both teams, given that we will see two well organized defenses at work. Without Doherty, ill, the Wolves will attack in a 3-4-3 system that will highlight Neves, Jota and Jimenez, the stars of the “wolves”. Burnley cannot rely on the services of Defour and Brady, both of whom are injured.
Burnley is in 10th place after the first two stages, with a victory and a failure at the active (4-2 goal), while Wolverhampton is 13th, with two draws drawn (0-0 with Leicester and 1-1 with Manchester United). Last season, Burnley won 2-0 at home to Wolves, after the Wolves had won 1-0 on home soil. Moreover, in the last four direct meetings of the two teams have registered less than 2.5 goals each time, the bets on “Under” are green.
Interestingly, Wolverhampton have won just one straight duel in the last 6 games against Burnley, but Sean Dyche’s team does not have a great record in Premier League travel. Without fail in the 7 official matches played this season, the orange band has the first chance at victory, but recent circumstances and history prevent us from betting on the hosts’ victory.
PROBABLE TEAMS IN WOLVERHAMPTON – BURNLEY:
Wolverhampton: Rui Patricio – Bennett, Coady, Boly – Doherty, Dendoncker, R. Neves, Moutinho, Jonny – R. Jimenez, Diogo Jota
Burnley: Pope – Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters – Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil – Barnes, Wood
PREDICTION: Wolves to win @ 1,87
