WOL vs MCI Dream11 Match Prediction: Though Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side might be 11 points adrift from league leaders Liverpool, they have managed to win two big games against Arsenal followed by Leicester City. However, the domestic champions upcoming fixture is also a tricky one as they fave a resilient Wolverhampton Wanderers unit.
Wolves currently reside at the sixth spot with 27 points and have already beaten Manchester City at the Etihad this season thanks to Adama Traore who scored a brace in early October this year.
Match Details
Date- Saturday, December 28 | Kick-Off- 1:15 AM (IST) | Venue- Molineux Stadium
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nunu Espirito Santo has a fit squad available for selection ahead of the big game versus City. There is a possibility of Nuno going with the same eleven which featured in the 2-1 win over Norwich over the weekend.
Manchester City
Sergio Aguero was on the bench against Leicester City after returning from injury and could make it into the starting eleven. However, Gabriel Jesus’ recent form suggests that Pep Guardiola will have a tough decision to make as to who leads the attack. Rodrigo should return to the midfield while David Silva sits out due to injury. With John Stones ruled out due to a hamstring issue, Otamendi and Fernandinho should continue at centre-back. Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling are likely to feature in the flanks.
WOL(Expected Playing 11)- Patricio; Dendoncker, Cody, Saiss; Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny; Traore, Jota, Jimenez.
MCI(Expected Playing 11)-Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy; Rodrigo, De Bruyne, B.Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.
Jao Moutinho has a goal and five assists from 1530 minutes in the Premier League this season. Other than that, Moutinho has made 51 tackles and has secured 769 passes which are the most by anyone in the Wolves side in the ongoing campaign.
Manchester City’s midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne tops the charts in terms of most number of assists in the league this season. De Bruyne has made 10 assists while also bagging six goals with a pass accuracy of 89.4% from 14 appearances in the league.
Raul Jimenez has been one of the standout players for Wolves this season. The centre-forward has scored seven goals and has five assists with a pass accuracy of 73.1% from 1565 minutes in the ongoing league.
Raheem Sterling has nine goals and an assist with a pass accuracy of 82% from 17 appearances in the league for Manchester City this season.
Considering Wolves have beaten Manchester City away from home they will have the belief repeat the same result in front of home support. With Manchester City’s hot and cold performances this season, Wolves might come out on top with all three points yet again.
To be updated…