Wolves vs Sunderland Prediction: Stalemate looks the sensible play at Molineux

Wolves have just four games left of Premier League football before they return to the Championship for the first time in eight years. The Old Gold host Sunderland at Molineux on Saturday (15:00), with the Black Cats still coming to terms with their 5-0 humiliation at home to Nottingham Forest last week.

My Wolves vs Sunderland predictions, complete with team news and match odds from Betfred, can be found below.

Team News

Sam Johnstone (shoulder) and Ladislav Krejci (neck) are Wolves' two injury absentees coming into Saturday.

Rob Edwards is likely going to stick with the same XI that narrowly lost at home to Tottenham Hotspur last time out.

Premier League Odds

Sunderland are currently without the services of Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle), Bertrand Traore (knee), Simon Moore (hand), Romaine Mundle (knock) and Nilson Angulo (unspecified) due to injury.

Regis Le Bris may consider making a few changes to his team for the trip to West Midlands after the heavy defeat against Forest. Reinildo Mandava and Wilson Isidor could then be presented opportunities to start in defence and attack respectively.

Wolves vs Sunderland Odds

All three of Wolves' league wins this season have come at Molineux, and they are 2/1 to defeat Sunderland.

The Black Cats are 13/10 to complete the double over Wolves this season, while the draw can be backed at 12/5.

Sunderland won the reverse fixture 2-0 and they are 7/4 to record a clean sheet on Saturday.

Today's Football Fixtures

Match Result - Draw @ 12/5

Wolves have essentially begun pre-season because all they can do now is start to prepare for life back in the Championship. Edwards has the next few weeks to figure out who is likely going to stick around next term and what positions he will need to strengthen over the summer.

His team have a chance at getting a home result against Sunderland because it looks like the Black Cats are also ready for their summer holidays. Their loss against Forest was surprising and concerning considering that they are still in a position where European football next term could be a possibility.

They've lost successive matches in the league for just the second time this term, and they may find this fixture tricky against a team who have nothing to lose. I fancy the draw at 12/5, which has an implied probability of 29.4%.

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 4/5

Neither defence is in good form ahead of this encounter. Wolves have conceded eight goals in their three-game losing streak, while Sunderland have shipped nine in two.

For that reason, I'm covering both teams to score, which has been a successful bet in three of the visitors' four most recent road trips in the top flight. Additionally, there have been goals at both ends in three of Wolves' last five home outings in the league.

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