Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 1/3/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/27/2021

Game: Manchester United vs Wolverhampton

Date: Monday, January 3, 2022

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-188) Wolverhampton (+500)

Old Trafford is the venue where Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (8-3-5, 7th in the EPL) will play Wolverhampton (7-4-7, 8th in the EPL) on Monday. The goaltenders protecting the net are David de Gea for Manchester United and Jose Sa for Wolverhampton. The line on this game has Manchester United coming in at -188 and the Wolves are at +500. The total has been set at 2.5.

Manchester United stepped onto the pitch against Norwich City in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. In regard to passing, they ended with a 82.4% received passes rate by completing 420 out of their 510 passing targets in their last outing. Manchester United tried 19 dribbles in this matchup and completed 9 of the dribbles for a rate of 47.4%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Manchester United ended this match at a 33.3% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 12 shots. Manchester United is averaging 1.62 g/90 (26 goals in total) and have accounted for 21 assists in all games this year.

Bruno Fernandes is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester United. Fernandes has started 241 outings during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Portugal has totaled 89 goals in 21,230 mins played. He has accounted for 64 assists while tallying 53 yellow cards during his career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward who is from Portugal. Ronaldo has been on the pitch for 50,168 minutes in 557 starts and has been handed a total of 79 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 139 times in his career while he has scored 486 goals. He has an average of 0.87 G/90 for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Manchester United will be David de Gea. de Gea has been on the pitch for 37,018 minutes and has accumulated 1,169 saves during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (451 goals conceded) and his save % is 73.0. The keeper hailing from Spain has had 1,600 shots attempted against him in 412 career starts. de Gea (219-96-97 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 141 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.2% shutout rate.

For their last match, Wolverhampton went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Chelsea. They finished the contest by converting 356 of the 442 pass attempts earning a rate of 80.5%. Wolverhampton ended the game with a 33.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 5 of the 15 dribbles they pursued. Wolverhampton connected on 1 SoT out of their 4 shots tried which had them at a 25.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 12 goals and 8 assists for all their matches, Wolverhampton averages 0.67 goals and 0.44 assists per 90 minutes.

Raul Jimenez should provide a lift for Wolverhampton. The forward who is from Mexico has earned 17,507 mins while he has scored 85 goals. He has 26 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 33 times. He sports an average of 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has started 189 games so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Joao Moutinho, the midfielder representing Portugal. Moutinho has been given 78 yellow card warnings in 43,678 mins played (492 starts). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.08. He has collected 37 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 81 times.

Jose Sa will be residing in front of the goal for Wolverhampton. Sa has totaled 63 clean sheets while seeing 163 shots against him in 11,385 mins in his career. He is the owner of a save % of 74.8 and his shutout rate is 49.6%. He has allowed 0.70 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 87-22-17. In his pro soccer career, Sa has conceded 45 goals and has tallied 122 saves in 127 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wolverhampton (+500)

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