Wolves vs Espanyol Prediction & Match Preview

Wolves vs Espanyol
Europe- Europa League
Date: Thursday, 20 February 2020
Kick-Off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton)

Wolves have been the team to beat in Premier League this season. The topsides like Manchester City and Liverpool have struggled to beat them. But they have faded a bit from their explosive start to the season. This is why they have 2 wins and 4 defeats in 10 of their recent games. Everyone expected Wolves to be group champs in Europa, but the only defeat to Braga saw them finish second.

This Espanyol team has displayed one of their better performances in Europe for some time. They are champions of a group which was particularly easy. But it is just the opposite in Spain where they are at the bottom of the table. They are yet to face a strong opponent in the European circuit and Wolves proves to be one on paper.

The hosts have conceded only 5 goals in Europe and the away side only 4.  So this can be seen as a battle of two good defences.

Wolves vs Espanyol: Head-to-head (h2h)

• These two have never met on a competitive match.
• Wolves are without a win in the last 4 matches at home.
• Less than 2.5 goals came in 5 of their previous 7 matches across all venues.
• Espanyol is winless in their three recent competitive away games.

Wolves vs Espanyol: Prediction 

Even though Espanyol are bottom of the table, they have scored past some good defences. The latest games against Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are examples of the attacking power that they possess. Wolves may have problems in their backline when they counter-attack. So we can expect both sides to score and bet on the same with 2.00 odds.

Wolves are definitely favourites to win this match because of home advantage. The visitors are without an away win since early January. Based on a 3 match winless run of Espanyol we can bet on the hosts to win with 1.67 odds.

Wolves vs Espanyol: Betting Tips

• Wolves to win @ 1.67 (2/3).
• Both teams to score @ 2.00 (1/1).