Football Betting
Wolves Value Bet to Tame Toothless Tigers
It’s probably no disgrace to go down 4-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford, especially when a certain Wayne Rooney decides he’s going to put on a show. I quite fancy Wayne Rooney to finish as top Premier League goalscorer.
But the worry for Hull City manager Phil Brown is that this was the third match in a row in which his team were largely battered from pillar to post and the vibe around the KC Stadium is that the manager will be back on borrowed time if the Tigers’ dismal run shows no sign of abating. Phil Brown to be the next Premier League manager to leave is a good bet.
Having avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, Hull fans will be aghast that their team is already firmly entrenched in the bottom three by the end of January with only hapless Portsmouth to look down on. See odds on Hull City to be relegated
What’s more, there doesn’t appear to be much cash in the coffers for Brown to strengthen his squad - the club are suing former chairman Paul Duffen over alleged financial irregularities - and the manager is being forced to take a gamble on players like the enigmatic Amr Zaki to get him out of a hole.
So can Hull record their first win since late November and edge out of the relegation zone against fellow strugglers Wolves?
Mick McCarthy’s team are only two places and one point above the Tigers and have the worst scoring record in the Premier League. But they will have been buoyed by a surprise 0-0 draw with Liverpool during the week and they do have a decent record on the road this term. Draws at Stoke and Everton and wins at Wigan and Tottenham among their best results.
The two teams drew 1-1 at Molineux earlier this season, but Wolves were much the better side after Richard Stearman cancelled out Geovanni’s early strike and they have arguably improved in the interim whereas City seem to have been on a downward spiral since the influential Jimmy Bullard’s latest injury setback. Wanderers may have been shot-shy in the past but Kevin Doyle is now beginning to look the part in the Premier League and the Republic of Ireland striker may well be worth an interest to score the first goal or score anytime on Saturday afternoon.
Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Match Betting
