Wolverhampton Wanderers and Preston North End will be back in action this Tuesday when they square of at the Molineux Stadium in the second round of the EFL Cup. Kickoffs at 21:45 EAT.
The home side is 17th after going without a win in the opening three Premier League matches. However Lage has made it clear that he wants to sign another striker, his current crop need to step up in the final third having shown a lack of composure in their opening matches. Coming into this game, Wolverhampton Wanderers are winless in all their last six matches across all the competition (LDLLDL).
Wolves will want a bounce back after 1-0 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in their previous match. In that game, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 50% possession and 20 shots with three of them of them on target. Tottenham Hotspur got 11 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Harry Kane (64′).
Preston North End sits ninth in place after they have collected seven points from the opening five games in the Championship. Although Wolves are on a four-match unbeaten streak in this fixture, Preston will fancy their chances of causing an upset without a competitive win since they beat Aston Villa on April 2. Coming into this game, Preston North End is unbeaten in their last six matches across all the competitions (DDWWDD).
Preston North End held each other to 0-0 Championship draw with Watford in their previous match. In that game, Preston North End had 49% possession and 10 shots on goal with four on target while Watford got 12 shots at goal with two of them on target.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Preston North End head to head
These two sides have had 24 head to head encounters since 2000; Wolverhampton claims nine victories, Preston eight victories while seven matches ended all square.
- Preston 1-1 Wolverhampton 17/02/18
- Wolverhampton 3-2 Preston 21/10/17
- Wolverhampton 1-0 Preston 07/05/17
- Preston 0-0 Wolverhampton 19/11/16
- Wolverhampton 1-2 Preston 13/02/16
Home
- Tottenham 1-0 Wolverhampton
- Wolverhampton 0-0 Fulham
- Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton
- Farense1-1Wolverhampton
- Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Wolverhampton
Away
- Preston 0-0 Watford
- Preston 0-0 Rotherham
- Luton 0-1 Preston
- Huddersfield 1-4 Preston
- Preston 0-0 Hull
Wolverhampton Wanderers team news
Chiquinho is the only confirmed absentee through injury for boss Bruno Lage.
Preston North End team news
Boss Ryan Lowe on the other is grateful to have no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this game.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Double Chance 1 or 2
