Sure Prediction For Today, Thursday 15th August 2019

The result suggests that Wolves ran riot in Armenia a week ago, though that wasn’t necessarily the case. In terms of overall quality and end-product, the Premier League side were streets ahead of their opponents, but it’s not that they were in command from start to finish.

With just 50.26% of the ball, Wolves didn’t dominate the play, while as they registered seven shots, only one more than Pyunik, they weren’t exactly creating at every turn. It was simply a case of being effective when they got into the final third, which is something that the hosts failed to do.

After running out 4-0 winners on the road, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side may be expected to treat the crowd to a glut of goals on Thursday evening, though it’s not terribly difficult to feel that taking the opposite view offers a slither of value.

For starters the job is very much done; Pyunik offered little offensive threat on their own patch a week ago and are thus massively unlikely to make any significant headway at Molineux on Thursday. As a result, big-name players such as Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez, who’re Wolves’ most effective players in terms of scoring, could be rested ahead of Monday’s big Premier League game against Manchester United.

Not only could Wolves’ line-up be missing some of their key players on Thursday, but their home efforts against Northern Irish side Crusaders in the previous round don’t exactly point towards an outrageous thrashing. On that occasion, Wolves were most certainly in control, but they only notched twice, while they didn’t go completely overboard in terms of creativity either, posting 2.63 expected goals for.

At the end of the day, for most, this will be anything but the most enticing game from a betting point of view, though for those looking to get involved, ‘Wolves to Win & Under 4.5 Goals’ offers reasonable value for money. Frankly, as mentioned above, there are several factors that point towards a subdued home win being more likely than the current prices would have us believe. Our main prediction is Under 5.5 Goals.