Wolves will welcome Manchester City to Molineux on Saturday evening in their first game of the new 2025/26 Premier League campaign. The hosts will be hoping to stay in the English top flight for another season, after finishing in 16th place in 2024/25.
Meanwhile, City will be hoping to regain the title after losing it to Liverpool and ultimately finishing in third place. Nonetheless, with plenty of stars and new signings expected to be on show, this promises to be an exciting and entertaining clash.
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Wolves vs Manchester City prediction: Cityzens to seal three points?
Key stats
- Wolves have failed to win each of their last nine games in total in all competitions.
- City have won six of their previous seven matches across all competitions.
- City have won the last three H2Hs in the Premier League.
Correct score prediction: Wolves 1-2 Manchester City
City should be favourites to secure all three points away from home, but Wolves could still cause them plenty of problems. We are going to go for an away win by a one-goal margin here, as was the case in both matches in the Premier League in the 2024/25 season.
Pre-game odds and win probability: City strong favourites with bookmakers
- HOME: 19/4 (5.75) – 17.4%
- DRAW: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.7%
- AWAY: 8/15 (1.53) – 65.2%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Unsurprisingly, as shown by the implied probabilities, City are strong favourites with bookmakers to claim all three points at Molineux. A draw is rated at just under 23%, while a Wolves win in front of their home fans can be backed at just over 17%.
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Most recent H2Hs: Cityzens aiming for four in a row
As mentioned before, City have won the previous three meetings in the Premier League. The most recent one was a 1-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium in May.
England Premier League 02/05/25
Man City
Wolverhampton
England Premier League 20/10/24
Wolverhampton
Man City
England Premier League 04/05/24
Man City
Wolverhampton
England Premier League 30/09/23
Wolverhampton
Man City
England Premier League 22/01/23
Man City
Wolverhampton
Wolves preview: Three new signings to start?
Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira could give as many as three new signings their debuts this weekend in Jhon Arias, Fer Lopez and David Moller Wolfe. Leon Chiwone, Yerson Mosquera and Fabio Silva are injured for the hosts.
Predicted lineup: Sa (GK), Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Hoever, Gomes, Andre, Wolfe, Lopez, Arias & Strand Larsen
England Premier League 10/05/25
L
Brighton
2
Wolverhampton
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
L
Man City
1
Wolverhampton
0
England Premier League 26/04/25
W
Leicester
0
Wolverhampton
3
England Premier League 20/04/25
W
Man Utd
0
Wolverhampton
1
England Premier League 13/04/25
W
Tottenham
2
Wolverhampton
4
Manchester City preview: Gvardiol and Foden to be assessed
City will have to assess the fitness of key duo Josko Gvardiol and Phil Foden ahead of this one, after both missed their 3-0 win against Palermo in a pre-season friendly last time out. Tijjani Reijnders could be given his debut alongside Rayan Ait-Nouri, with the latter set to face his former club.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Gundogan, Reijnders, Silva, Foden, Haaland & Marmoush
England Premier League 10/05/25
D
Southampton
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
W
Wolverhampton
0
Man City
1
England FA Cup 27/04/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Man City
2
England Premier League 22/04/25
W
Aston Villa
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Everton
0
Man City
2
Player to watch: Rayan Ait-Nouri
Rayan Ait-Nouri is expected to line up against his former club Wolves for City, and so the hosts will know all about his strengths. Indeed, the left-back loves to bomb forward, and we would not be surprised to see him grab an assist or even a goal on his debut for the Cityzens.