Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Wolves
Match Time & Date:
16 August 2025
17:30
Prediction: 2-3
Man City
Wolverhampton will try to claim a major scalp when they welcome Manchester City to their Molineux Stadium in the season opener. The Wolves were struggling to find their form in preseason, with the team losing to the likes of Lens, Girona, and Celta Vigo in warm-up games. As a result, the bookies see them as big underdogs in Saturday’s encounter. The club chiefs have signed a permanent deal with Jorgen Strand Larsen, with the likes of Fer Lopez, Jhon Arias, and David Moller Wolfe joining the club as well.
Matheus Cunha, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Goncalo Guedes, Pablo Sarabia, and Nelson Semedo are no longer parts of the team and we predict that these players will be sorely missed against Man City. Pep Guardiola’s men, on the other hand, are on a quest to regain the Premier League title. The Citizens have added the likes of Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, and aforementioned left-back Ait Nouri to the squad and despite Kevin De Bruyne’s departure to Napoli, away win should be considered. Midfielder Mateo Kovacic misses the trip to Wolverhampton with an Achilles injury.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Wolves):
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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