Wolves vs. West Ham United 1/14/23 EPL Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Wolves and West Ham United face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Molineux Stadium. When these two teams faced off on October 1st it was West Ham that was able to secure the 2-0 victory. 

West Ham United comes into this game sitting in 17th place in the standings having picked up 15 points. On Saturday, West Ham faced off against Brentford in the FA Cup last Saturday, and they were able to secure a 1-0 victory in that game. In their last Premier League game, they played against Leeds United, and that game ended in a 2-2 draw. Vladimir Coufal is dealing with a knee injury, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to go in this game. Maxwel Cornet is expected to return soon, but this game might be too early, In this game West Ham United needs to be comfortable pushing numbers forward. 

On the other side of this matchup is the Wolves, who sit in 19th place in the standings, having picked up 14 points. Wolverhampton faced off against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday in the EFL Cup, and they were defeated in that game on penalty kicks. Raul Jiminez scored in the 64th minute to tie the game, They had 66 percent of the possession and five shots on target, but only made five shots on target. Pedro Neto, Boubacar Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic, and Chiquinho are all still dealing with long term injuries, and they aren’t going to be able to go in this game. Max Kilman is back, and it’s expected that he’s going to move into the starting lineup in this game. 

The Wolves’ offense has been getting a little better as of late, but I still don’t trust them here. They still have so many major issues with the offense, and in the last game they still only managed a goal. Their defense is going to be good, and that is going to be enough to keep this game lower scoring. This game is going to finish 1-0 or 1-1 and this game is going to stay under the total.