Our prediction for this match:
Basel
Match Time & Date:
10/07/2018
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tissot Arena will host a friendly between Basel and Wolverhampton. Basel have been scoring goals for fun in warm-up games and they head into their Uhren Cup opener following back-to-back wins over the likes of Wacker Insbruck and Illertissen. Basel aim to prepare in the best way possible for the opening match of the season against St. Gallen, but they face a difficult task in Tuesday’s football match against Wolverhampton. The Wolves did well to secure promotion to the Premier League and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of the friendly against Basel. Summer signing Raul Jimenez could make his Wolverhampton debut against the Swiss outfit and Helder Costa will be yet another man to watch in the Premier League side. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the horizon and we predict the two teams are going to play out a draw at Tissot Arena.
Highlighted Player (John Ruddy):
John Ruddy is a goalkeeper who was born in St Ives, England on 24 October, 1986. He played for a number of English clubs in the past and he started his senior career at Cambridge United. After making 39 appearances for Cambridge, he signed a deal with Everton for a fee of £250,000.
However, he failed to establish himself as the team’s first-choice shoot-stopper and as a result, he spent a bit part of his career on loan at Walsall, Rushden and Diamonds, Chester City, Stockport County, Wrexham, Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra and Motherwell. In 2010 he made a right decision when he signed for Norwich city for an undisclosed fee as he was immediately given the number 1 shirt. Two years later he received his first England call-up as Roy Hodgson decided to bring him to Euro 2012 finals.
However, Ruddy was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury. John Ruddy is married to Laura and his nickname is “The Iceman”. He was named Norwich City Players’ Player of the Year for the 2011/2012 season.
Highlighted Team (Wolverhampton Wanderers):
Wolverhampton are a club that was originally known as St. Luke’s FC. The Wolves play in the Championship and they were founded in 1877. Molineux is the home ground of Wolverhampton and the capacity of the stadium is 31,700. Wolverhampton have won four FA Cup trophies (1893, 1908, 1949, 1960), with the team lifting the League Cup trophy in 1974 and 1980.
The colour of the club’s shirts is orange and they wear black shorts. The Wolves wear blue jerseys when playing away from home. Wolverhampton’s main rivals are West Bromwich Albion and they have been facing each other in the Black Country derby since 1888. In their first meeting in the local derby WBA recorded a 1-0 win over Wolves.
Wolverhampton have won three First Division trophies (1953/1954, 1957/1958, 1958/1959) and they have clinched four FA Cup titles as well (1893, 1908, 1949, 1960). The club’s owner is Steve Morgan.
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