Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Premier League top-four credentials are on the line as mid-table Leicester City arrive at Molineux Stadium for a tasty-looking top-flight fixture.

A 2-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur last time out maintained Wolvehampton’s hopes of securing an unlikely top-four finish come May. Wolves enter this fixture six points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United with two games in hand, meaning they have plenty to play for at Molineux. However, the ‘Wanderers’ face a formidable challenge in the shape of a Leicester side they’ve failed to beat in their last five Premier League meetings (D3, L2), drawing a blank on each occasion. Worryingly, Bruno Lage’s men have registered just one triumph in their last five home league outings (D2, L2), failing to get on the scoresheet four times in the process! A lack of firepower up front has been Wolverhampton’s glaring issue this season, as they’ve netted a paltry average of 0.72 goals per home league match.

Meanwhile, Leicester City thought they were on the verge of ending a three-game winless Premier League streak last time out before West Ham’s injury-time equaliser held them to a 2-2 draw. Stuck in mid-table lethargy, Brendan Rodgers’ men are miles away from securing a coveted European finish this season. There’s a more pressing matter, though, with the ‘Foxes’ suffering defeat in each of their last three Premier League away fixtures, conceding a staggering ten goals in the process. In fact, the Midlanders remain the only Premier League side yet to keep a clean sheet on the road this season, letting in an average of 2.3 goals per away league game. Moreover, only Brentford (14) have shipped more first-half goals in away Premier League action than Leicester (12) this term.