Wolves – Burton Prediction & Picks (17.03.2018)

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burton Albion meet at Molineux Stadium, in a match for the 38th round of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 09-30-2017, Wolverhampton Wanderers won away by (0-4). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 1st and 23rd of the league table, in fact it is a match between the 2nd classified in home matches and the 16th as a visitor.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 79 points won, after 24 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Aston Villa, by (4-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Reading, by (3-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 38 goals and suffered 15 at home, against 28 scored and 17 suffered as a visitor. For the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 9 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Wolverhampton has had an excellent season, however, it is going through a less positive period, when it went three matches without a win. It is important to remember that the home team managed to return to the triumphs, by beating Reading 3-0. In this game against the fans, coach Nuno Espírito Santo must play in the usual 3-4-3, privileging possession of the ball and positional attacks: Rubén Neves is the main responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, the young Diogo Jota is the best finisher of Wolverhampton in the championship, with 13 goals scored. Absences will not be a major issue for this Burton reception.

Burton Albion

After 7 wins, 9 draws and 21 losses, the away team is currently in the 23 rd position, with 30 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Sheffield United by (2-0), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Bristol City, by (0-0). Interestingly, this is a team that has had more positive results outside of its stadium, since it has won 20 points in away matches and only 10 in its stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Burton Albion has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 18 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective, as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 11 of the last 18 they played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 8 of its last 37 matches for the Championship, of these 8 it reached the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 6. In 37 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 22 times and only got 1 comeback.

The Burton comes to this game without great reasons to smile, as it occupies the relegation zone and in the last game added another defeat in the championship, this time against Sheffield United. It is important to emphasize that outsiders face the leader of the English second division, that is, difficulties must arise. In this away game, coach Nigel Clough must keep the team in 4-3-3, being the most advanced position occupied by Bent. Note that Lloyd is the best Burton marker, with 5 goals scored. For this game the outside trainer does not have Miller, Turner, Brayford and Allen, players recovering from injury.