There won’t be many contests during this Premier League season that are more mismatched than Saturday’s showdown between Liverpool and Wolves. The defending champions have found their form, winning three straight games across all competitions, and in convincing fashion to boot. Meanwhile, Wolves are winless in 17 Premier League games and on pace for one of the worst top-flight seasons in league history.
Liverpool is a -425 favorite on the Moneyline for this contest at DraftKings Sportsbook. Let’s dive into a preview, prediction, and pick for this Liverpool vs. Wolves fixture.
Liverpool vs. Wolves Prediction, Pick
It’s been a trying season for Liverpool. In their title-winning 2024-25 campaign, the Anfield residents lost only four of 38 league matches. It’s jarring for them to have six losses in the first half of the season, but they’re finding their form recently and have gone six straight matches without a defeat across Premier League and Champions League play.
Hugo Ekitike has been at the center of things. Liverpool’s high-profile attacking signings have struggled to gel together, but Ekitike has found his form at the right time as Alexander Isak will now be sidelined with injury. Having a true No. 9 who can finish off all sorts of looks in the danger areas is a significant development for this squad. No wonder manager Arne Slot is over the moon with his development.
The Wolves wish they had a player of Ekitike’s quality to count on, or perhaps several. It’s tough to capture their futility in words. At 0-2-15, the Wolves are winless and 16 points from safety in the relegation battle. They’ve scored eight fewer goals than the next-worst offense and allowed two more goals than the next-worst defense. No player on the squad has more than two total goal involvements.
To make matters worse, departures are expected in the January transfer window with relegation all but locked up. The Opta Analyst supercomputer gives them a 99.9% chance of being sent down. The worst season in Premier League history belongs to Derby County, who pulled just one win and nine draws from their 2007-08 season. Wolves will have to improve significantly to avoid being crowned the worst team in the Premier League’s annals.
That improvement won’t come on Saturday against Liverpool. Perhaps earlier in the season when Liverpool were completely disjointed, there was a chance for Wolves to pull points from this game. Now those chances are done.
