Wolverhampton Wanderers Looking to Build on Opening Performance as They Host Brighton

Wolverhampton vs Brighton - 19/08/2023

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We have several fixtures to look forward to in the English Premier League on the 19th of August, including the meeting between Wolverhampton and Brighton.

The match will be played at Molineux Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 17th place on 0 points while Brighton are in 2nd place on 3 points.

Wolves come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat at Manchester United on Monday night.

Wolves played well for much of the match and will feel they should have taken something from the game.

Despite creating chances to score, they failed to find the back of the net and Manchester United scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute to leaves Wolves empty handed.

The loss at Manchester United means Wolves have failed to win their last 4 Premier League fixtures.

There have been 3 defeats in those 4 games, with the additional losses coming against Arsenal and Manchester United away last season.

.There was also a 1-1 draw at home against Everton towards the end of last season.

Trends show Wolves are undefeated in their last 5 home Premier League matches.

They have won 4 of those games and have conceded just a single goal across the 5 matches.

Brighton make the trip to Molineux Stadium having beat newly promoted Luton Town 4-1 at home in the Premier League last weekend.

It took Brighton 36 minutes to open the scoring and they had to wait until the 71st minute to add their second goal from the penalty spot.

Luton converted a penalty of their own in the 81st minute but it was Brighton who finished strongest, scoring 2 more goals to win the match.

The win over Luton Town means Brighton are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures.

There was a 3-1 home win over Southampton last season in the league plus a 1-1 home draw against Manchester City. The defeat came away against Aston Villa.

Trends show Brighton have lost 3 of their last 4 away Premier League matches. The defeats have come against Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, and Aston Villa.

The only victory in those 4 games was at Arsenal and it was an excellent 3-0 win. Brighton have defeated Wolverhampton in their last 3 league games.

Looking ahead to the team news and Wolves have no injury or suspension concerns ahead of this game.

They are likely to go with the same starting XI from the defeat at Manchester United.

Brighton have doubts over the fitness of Jakub Moder but he is likely to be the only player unavailable for the visitors. Brighton could start with Evan Ferguson in place of Danny Welbeck in attack.

Wolves played well on the counterattack against Manchester United but it will not be so easy at home against Brighton.

The Seagulls have their own threat in attack and it could the away team who get the win, with both teams scoring.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

Coef.

Score

Live
coef.

EPL

Wolverhampton Brighton 19/08/2023 16:00

202258

2

1 - 2

2.57

21°

1.85

4.20 3.60 1.85 no no no

FT

1 - 4(0 - 1)

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