14 Dec 2019
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Wolves scored four times in 11 second-half minutes on Thursday to put Besiktas to the sword, but while it wasn’t enough to land top spot in Group K, they had already qualified for the knockouts.
It does however mean that they’ve lost just once in 18 matches across all competitions (W9-D8-L1), winning five of eight unbeaten on home turf as they haven’t conceded more than once at Molineux in that time.
We’re certainly reluctant to get behind their more fancied visitors then, especially with Spurs outclassed in Munich on Wednesday.
Although Jose Mourinho’s charges have benefitted from an extra day of rest heading into this one, as well as possessing more depth to their squad, they’re yet to beat a high-quality side under new management.
Each of their three domestic victories have come over bottom-half outfits, including a West Ham side that have lost five of their last six games and a Bournemouth team that have lost five on the trot, while they suffered defeat on Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford.
Wolves And Spurs To Draw
To further put us off the visitors, it is worth remembering just how excellent Wolves have been when encountering the top sides, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s preferred counter-attacking tactics well suited to these types of games.
Going back to their title-winning campaign in the Championship, they’ve gone W7-D8-L5 across all competitions against either the ‘Big Six’ or this seasons’ Leicester.
They’ve drawn three of five such matches this term, while they also held Man City to a draw in the final of the Premier League Asia Trophy during pre-season before winning on penalties.
Wolves And Spurs To Draw 1-1
For the two teams to finish level pegging appears to hold very good value here. Wolves have made a habit of drawing games at the weekend after playing in Europe on a Thursday, as they’re W2-D6-L1 in such fixtures this term, with all but one of those stalemates finishing 1-1.
We certainly wouldn’t be surprised if both sides should register on the board, as across all competitions, an incredible 21 of Spurs’ last 22 draws since October 2017 have seen that occur, while over half of them finished 1-1. Moreover, a similar 20 of Wolves’ 23 stalemates since the start have last season have seen both sides find the net, with 16 of these ending 1-1.
Raul Jimenez To Score Anytime
Diogo Jota is the man of the moment with five goals in two outings, netting the first and last of the game away at Brighton last weekend and bagging a hat-trick on Thursday.
However, the 23-year-old has been less prolific domestically than in Europe, and with main marksmen Raul Jimenez having been rested on Thursday, we’re more inclined to back the Mexican.
Wolves’ top scorer has 15 in total for the season, netting five goals and a further four assists in his last nine outings, while he’s enjoyed himself previously up against Tottenham, netting in both head-to-head meetings last term.
0.5pts: Raul Jimenez To Score Anytime At 17/10
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