Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City Tips & Preview - Citizens to triumph at Molineux

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Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City in Premier League opener.
Both clubs aiming for a positive start after last season's challenges.
Manchester City favored, backed by Haaland's scoring form and historical wins.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City in their opening fixture of the English Premier League.

Both teams will be keen to avoid last season's struggles and will target a positive start on Saturday. However, the Citizens often come out on top in this fixture and should have the superior quality once again.

Wolverhampton Wanderers News

Wolverhampton Wanderers endured a difficult campaign last season that saw managerial changes and a relegation battle. They eventually settled for Vitor Pereira, who guided them to safety.

Wolves may have survived last season but went back to old habits towards the end, suffering three defeats and playing out one draw in their final four Premier League matches. Despite the summer arrivals of Fer Lopez and Jhon Arias, that form crept into preseason as they head into Saturday's opener with three straight defeats. They were beaten 1-0 by Celta Vigo in their final warm-up game.

Poor defending continues to be a problem for Wolves, who are without a clean sheet in their last eight matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in four of the last five fixtures on this run, while two of the last three have produced over 2.5 goals.

Manchester City News

Manchester City had problems of their own last season as they surprisingly failed to win a trophy. There have been a few changes this summer, with the departure of Kevin De Bruyne and the arrivals of Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki.

The FIFA Club World Cup served as preseason for Manchester City, who picked up three wins and a draw before crashing out in the round of 16. Pep Guardiola's team played one friendly last weekend, earning a 3-0 victory at Palermo.

Despite Manchester City's problems last season, Erling Haaland scored 22 League goals and added three at the Club World Cup while also being on target at Palermo. The Citizens remain a potent attacking force, with their last four matches producing over 2.5 goals, although they are without a clean sheet in two of the last three fixtures.

Head to Head

Manchester City have nine wins, while Wolverhampton Wanderers have picked up three victories in the last 12 matches. The Citizens did the double last season, with the clash at Molineux ending in a 2-1 victory.

Verdict

Wolverhampton v Man City

Haaland scored 22 goals last season and having maintained his good form all summer, could be backed to find the net on Saturday. Both teams have scored in three of the last four meetings, and a similar outcome is expected here.

Manchester City have earned a win and over 2.5 goals in five of the last seven matches against Wolves, and a repeat could be considered.

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