Football is Mathematics
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 10
LaLiga 10
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 10
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 7
Wolverhampton Wanderers did the unthinkable over the weekend. The Championship leaders lost their first match in the league since October.
Wolves 2-0 loss to Nottingham Forest was very uncharacteristic of Nuno Espirito Santo's team. Not only were Wolves beaten, but the team didn't score a goal. Making things even worse was the fact Wolverhampton lost at home for only the second time this term. Now just nine points ahead of second place Derby, could the wheels be coming off of Wolves' once unstoppable train?
In Wolves' last six matches the team has dropped points. The club's three wins have been tempered by two draws and a loss. It has allowed Derby to make up ground as the Rams have got hot. Worryingly for Wolves, the team could drop further points. Wolverhampton's sure promotion via winning the Championship could come crumbling down.
Out of the FA Cup, Wolves will resume their league season on Saturday away to Ipswich. The Tractor Boys have been up and down this term, but only lost to Wolverhampton 1-0 at Molineux in December. Now at home, Ipswich are two games unbeaten, and could cause Santo plenty of headaches. It isn't just Ipswich that could take points off of Wolves, however. Games against Sheffield United, Fulham, Aston Villa and Derby are all to come. The four sides are chasing promotion, and will be fighting for points.
Wolves' lead once seemed so great that it allowed the players to take their foot of the accelerator. Now, Santo must get his team back to winning ways ahead of a trip to Ipswich. New Signing Rafa Mir hasn't hit the ground running. The Spanish striker arrived from Valencia for £2 million this month. He hasn't found the back of the net, yet. In Mir's defence, Santo has played him sparingly. Top goal scorer Leo Bonatini has hit a dry spell. The Brazilian hasn't scored since December 9th. That is a run of 10 games in all competitions without a goal. Bonatini has struck the back of the net 13 times, but Santo may favour new boy Mir to start Saturday's fixture against Ipswich.
Despite giving up two goals against Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton's defence is still playing well. It is the three-man attack at the top of the formation that really needs to find form quickly.
Wolves are in a more dangerous position than some may think. A win against Ipswich on Saturday and all will be well. However, a loss could see Derby, Cardiff and Aston Villa make up ground. On paper, Wolverhampton are good enough to win the Championship. Unfortunately, football isn't played on paper. The club has lost two straight matches in all competitions. The teams below them are picking up wins. Wolverhampton need to take all three points in the coming weeks to ensure promotion back to the Premier League is achieved.
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| OVERALL TABLE | |||||||
| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 |
Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 |
West Ham | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
4 |
Birmingham City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
5 |
QPR | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
6 |
West Bromwich | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
7 |
Southampton | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
8 |
Stoke City | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
9 |
Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
10 |
Wolverhampton | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
11 |
Millwall | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
12 |
Bristol City | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
13 |
Charlton Athletic | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -3 |
14 |
Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 |
15 |
Sheffield United | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
16 |
Portsmouth | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
17 |
Wrexham FC | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 |
18 |
Lincoln City | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -10 |
19 |
Cardiff City | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
20 |
Norwich City | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -3 |
21 |
Burnley | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -4 |
22 |
Watford | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -11 |
23 |
Derby County | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 |
24 |
Preston North End | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 |
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Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Hwacheon KSPO W are undefeated in their last 15 league games
In their last 14 games in Premier League, URA Kampala have a poor record of just 2 wins
Mashal Mubarek are on a losing streak of 10 straight matches in Professional Football League
Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 6 UEFA Europa Conference League games
The team of FC Nordsjælland have achieved 5 straight wins in UEFA Europa Conference League
Levski Sofia are on an unfortunate streak of 5 Europa League games where they have not managed to score a goal
Ward have lost by 3+ goals their last 4 Premier League games
SL Benfica have won by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Europa League games
There are no losses for Real España in 29 of their most recent 33 games (Liga Nacional)
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Reims haven't lost any of their last 15 matches in Ligue 2
There have been over 2.5 goals in Eintracht Frankfurt's last 9 all competitions games
Hertha have managed to win 7 consecutive games in 2. Bundesliga
Miercurea Ciuc have lost their last 6 league games
Os Marialvas have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 Taca de Portugal games
Al Sareeh have failed to score a single goal in their last 4 Division 1 games
In their 3 most recent matches of Bundesliga, Rapid Wien have managet to win by 2+ goals
Leganes have been defeated by 2+ goals in their last 3 matches in Segunda Division
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
Ponte Preta are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 20 matches in Serie B
In their 11 most recent matches in Championship, Dunfermline have seen under 2.5 goals scored
There have been 11 straight losses in HT/FT in Third League - North-West for Juventus Malchika
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
Levadiakos have failed to score in their last 7 matches in Super League
FC Differdange 03 have managed to win at HT/FT their last 6 National Division games in a row
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Barcelona have managed to win by at least 2 goals in their 10 most recent clashes in all competitions
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
No goals have been scored by Kalmar FF in their last 7 games in Allsvenskan
US Chantilly have lost all of their last 5 league matches by margin of 2+ goals











