Are the Reds sliding into a minor crisis?

In the midweek Merseyside derby, Liverpool Football Club had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Everton. Just a few days after the embarrassing FA Cup elimination against Plymouth Argyle, it was the next setback for the Reds, who are desperate to counteract the emerging negative trend on Sunday afternoon. Perhaps the home game against Wolves will come at just the right time. There is little doubt that the bet on a three-pointer for the home side will pay off between Liverpool and Wolverhampton.

However, the guests have also built up confidence recently with two successes. In the league, the Champions League round of 16 team Aston Villa was defeated 2-0, followed by a deserved away win in the FA Cup against second division team Blackburn Rovers. However, it is also clear that a completely different challenge awaits the orange-and-blacks at the weekend as part of the 25th matchday in the Premier League.

In any case, the German betting providers see the current league leaders of the island as the clear favorites and are only offering odds of up to 1.20 for the home win before the Liverpool vs. This is accompanied by an 82% probability of occurrence, which almost rules out a surprise coup by Wolves.

Liverpool – Statistics & current form

As of Friday afternoon, it is still not clear who will be on the sidelines at Liverpool FC on Sunday. Because Arne Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff were shown the red card by referee Michael Oliver after the intense derby on Wednesday evening, it seems likely that former professional Johnny Heitinga will act as coach. However, the Premier League has not yet commented on the sentence for the two Dutchmen, which is why it cannot be ruled out at this point that head coach Slot may be allowed to take the reins after all due to the ongoing proceedings.

Will the LFC not keep a clean sheet again at home?

Regardless of who is responsible for the sporting side of things, the PL front-runners are undisputed. No wonder, because the record of eight wins, two draws and only one defeat at home impressively underlines how difficult it is to get anything out of Anfield. In nine consecutive PL home matches, the Reds have scored at least two goals.

With 58 goals in total, the LFC also has the best attack in the English top flight. In what is now four consecutive PL home games, a bet on Over 3.5 would have been successful, which is why, ahead of Liverpool’s clash against Wolverhampton at the weekend, betting odds on a high-scoring game should be examined more closely again.

However, this is also due to the fact that Liverpool’s defense has recently made one or two slip-ups in their own stadium. Alisson has not kept a clean sheet in any of their last four home Premier League games. Looking back at the last 11 PL encounters, there are also only three clean sheets to show for. It is therefore possibly even a profitable approach to place a combined forecast for the match Liverpool against Wolverhampton on the home success with hits from both teams.

Expected line-up of Liverpool:

Wolverhampton – Statistics & current form

Wolverhampton Wanderers are in serious danger of being relegated this season. The club from the English West Midlands have only managed to score 19 points after 24 match days. Nevertheless, thanks to a surprise victory over Aston Villa at the beginning of February, former 1860 head coach Vitor Pereira’s team managed to stay above the line and are currently two points clear of the relegation zone. Wolves also enjoyed a sense of achievement in the previous week, beating Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the FA Cup.

Wolves are more likely to score away than at home

Nevertheless, it would be a huge sensation if the Orange and Blacks were to get a point at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Especially away from home, the Wanderers have been far too vulnerable this season. They have lost seven of the twelve PL away games they have played in. Moreover, only Leicester City have conceded more away goals than Wolverhampton. For the first time in over 20 years, they now face the prospect of conceding more than 30 goals in their first 13 away games in the English top flight.

Vitor Pereira’s tenure began with four points from the first two PL away games, but there have been defeats in the last two matches against Chelsea FC (1:3) and Newcastle (0:3). The Wanderers have also lost in seven of their last eight away games against the reigning PL champions. However, the Wolves are also likely to score again on Sunday.

On the one hand, because they have scored more goals away from home (18) than at home (16). On the other hand, the Wolves’ best individualist primarily demonstrates his qualities away from home. We are talking about the Brazilian Matheus Cunha, who has scored 16 of his 25 Premier League goals in opposing stadiums and has long been on the notepads of many top teams.

Otherwise, it is hard to explain why Arne Slot spoke so highly of the former Hertha player in the press conference before this game, naming him as the reason why it is even difficult in the English Premier League to win at home against the 17th-placed team.

Expected line-up for Wolverhampton:

Liverpool – Wolverhampton Head-to-head / H2H record

The head-to-head is clearly in the LFC’s favor. Liverpool have won 15 of their last 16 PL encounters, and have also won nine of their last ten PL home games against Wolves. The Reds have not lost a Premier League point at home to Wolverhampton in 15 years. The first leg, on the other hand, was a relatively close game, which the league leaders still won 2-1 thanks to a Salah penalty. On Sunday, however, there will probably be different coaches on both benches.

Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton tip

In any case, I expect the Reds to score a few goals on Sunday, who, after two setbacks, are desperate to get back on the winning track. I expect them to succeed, but I also believe that Alisson will have to fish the ball out of the net at least once in his fifth consecutive PL home game.

My Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton tip is therefore for the home win, including goals from both teams.