Wolves
PortsmouthForm guide
Wolves have 17 points from ten Championship games: five wins, two draws and three defeats, with 18 scored and 15 conceded. Their form has been patchy. They lost 1-0 at Middlesbrough and 3-1 at home to Bolton before bouncing back with a 2-1 win at Burnley on Friday. At home they have won two, drawn one and lost one, scoring 8 and conceding 6.
Portsmouth have 14 points from ten games: four wins, two draws and four defeats, with 13 scored and 13 conceded. They arrive in better shape after back-to-back wins, 3-2 at home to Sheffield United and 1-0 at Norwich. Away from home they have won two, drawn one and lost two, conceding only 4 goals in five games.
Head-to-head
There are no recent meetings to go on, but Molineux has not been a happy ground for Portsmouth. In league games there since 1998, Wolves have won two, five have been drawn and Portsmouth have won just one.
Team news
Both sides have long injury lists. Wolves are without Raúl Jiménez, their second-top scorer, as well as Gomes and Armstrong. Portsmouth are missing nine players, including forwards Waddingham, Murphy and Umeh.
Our prediction and why
We take Wolves or draw (1X). Wolves are at home, have the better record this season, and Portsmouth's record at Molineux is poor. Wolves' two recent defeats and Portsmouth's improving form are why we choose double chance rather than a home win.
Other bets to consider
Over 1.5 goals is our second pick. Seven of Wolves' ten league games and seven of Portsmouth's ten had at least two goals. Seven of Wolves' games also had goals at both ends.