Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug 16

Updated Aug. 16, 2025 8:55 a.m. ET

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Manchester City plays at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, in both teams' first match of the season in the Premier League. Find our prediction for this matchup below.

Manchester City was second in the Premier League in goals scored last season (1.9 per game), and Wolverhampton was 17th defensively (1.8 conceded). Wolverhampton put up 1.4 goals per match last season (12th in the Premier League), and Manchester City conceded 1.2 (fourth in league).

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Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Odds & Betting Lines

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Betting Information updated as of August 16, 2025, 6:39 AM ET.
Moneyline Favorite	Moneyline Underdog	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Manchester City -202	Wolverhampton +483	2.5	-166	+130

Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Prediction & Pick

Moneyline Pick: Manchester City -202
Total Pick: Over 2.5 goals
Score Prediction: Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton 1

Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Match Info

Match Day: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Match Time: 12:30 PM ET
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
TV: NBC (DirecTV SAT (DVB-S)), Telemundo, Peacock Premium, Fubo TV
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Manchester City's Moneyline Performance

Manchester City was a moneyline favorite 35 times last season, and finished 21-8-6 in those games.
Manchester City finished 13-2-1 last year (winning 81.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -202 or shorter.
Manchester City has a 66.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.

Manchester City's Key Players

Name	Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	32	20	3	96	25
Jeremy Doku	Manchester City	33	3	7	21	24
Savio	Manchester City	36	1	8	39	34
Phil Foden	Manchester City	33	7	2	40	40
Mateo Kovacic	Manchester City	33	6	2	34	28

Wolverhampton's Moneyline Performance

Wolverhampton won five, or 17.9%, of the 28 games it played as an underdog last season.
Last season, Wolverhampton was at least a +483 underdog on the moneyline eight times, losing each of those contests.
Bookmakers have implied, with the moneyline set for this matchup, that Wolverhampton has a 17.2% chance to win.

Wolverhampton's Key Players

Name	Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Jorgen Strand Larsen	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	14	4	49	17
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde	Wolverhampton Wanderers	37	2	7	19	18
Pablo Sarabia	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	3	2	12	11
Joao Gomes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	3	1	28	21
Marshall Munetsi	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	2	1	16	6