Southampton vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Southampton have scored just two goals in their last six home league matches.
• The Saints have lost 15 of their last 18 league matches.
• There have been at least three goals in 11 of Wolves’ last 12 away league games.

Wolves showing signs they are turning the corner

There was a time not so long ago that it looked as if Wolves would be dragged into the relegation battle, but a six-point gap ahead of the bottom three looks a lot more comfortable and a trip to Southampton represents a great chance to gain more breathing space.

Vitor Pereira’s side are 14 points better off than the Saints, who have claimed just nine points all season and it is difficult to see them making much headway in the remainder of the campaign, with Derby’s unwanted record of an 11-point campaign potentially under threat.

Wolves gained a priceless 1-0 win at Bournemouth the last time they were on their travels and a performance of a similar nature should be enough for them to see off a team who have gained just two wins in the entire campaign.

Goals look likely at St Mary’s

Southampton would have feared a season of struggle after their beat Leeds in last season’s Championship playoff final, but they have been found desperately wanting.

They may take some encouragement from the fact Wolves have conceded at least twice in six of their last eight away games, but it seems impossible to back a Saints side who have been consistently outclassed this term.

The south-coast outfit have failed to score in four of their last six home league games, but this one could generate a few goals as Wolves’ trip to the Vitality Stadium was the first time in 12 away league games that over 2.5 goals has not been a winning bet.

The visitors are without top goalscorer Matheus Cunha after he was sent off when they lost to the Cherries in the FA Cup the weekend before last, but the Saints defence is shaky enough to suggest that overs can be a winning bet here, with correct-score betting enthusiasts pointed towards a 3-1 Wolves win.

Keep an eye on Munetsi

Cunha has scored 12 goals for Wolves in the league this term, so it is plainly a blow that he won’t be available, but one player for first-goalscorer punters to take note of is new midfielder Marshall Munetsi.

The Zimbabwean has started to get to grips with the demands of Premier League football having arrived from Ligue 1 Reims in the January transfer window and he opened his account in last week’s 1-1 draw against Everton.

Munetsi has played in a more advanced role than he did at time in France and has had a total of nine efforts on goal in his four Premier League appearances, so he looks capable of building on those showings against the top flight’s basement boys.