Wolverhampton vs Brentford Predictions

• Wolves have lost three in a row
• Brentford have won four of their last five matches
• Bryan Mbeumo has 19 Premier League goals this season

Brentford aiming for top-half finish

Brentford have had a very solid campaign and can finish it with a win over Wolves in their final match of the season.

The Bees have consistently punched above their weight since their arrival in the Premier League and they have continued that trend despite the departure of star striker Ivan Toney in the summer.

A win here would secure a top-half finish for Thomas Frank’s men and would equal their ninth-placed finish from two seasons ago.

While qualification for Europe is no longer a possibility, that is still a remarkable achievement for a side who have one of the lowest wage budgets in the division.

Wolves have shown their pedigree at home

They face a Wolves side who have done well to turn around what looked like potentially being a disastrous season around since Vitor Pereira’s arrival at the club.

However they have lost three on the bounce and could be set for a fourth.

Wolves have already had three separate runs of four defeats in a row this season, having not had any such spells in any of their six seasons since returning to the top flight in 2018.

Conceding goals has been a major issue for the home side this season, they have allowed 68, only the bottom three have shipped more than that.

That could spell trouble against this Brentford team, who have scored 65 times this term. Only the top four have netted with more regularity than the Bees and that could be the difference between these two teams.

It certainly was in the reverse fixture, where Thomas Frank’s men ran out 5-3 winners. Both teams have been a part of plenty of high-scoring clashes this season, they are level on 121 goals in their games, only Liverpool and Tottenham rank higher.

Mbeumo is in great form

However if it does come down to a back-and-forth affair, Brentford’s superior goalscoring ability should be the difference between the two.

The motivation of a top-half finish should also be a considerable one for the visitors, who could demote Wolves to finish as low as 17th if results elsewhere go against them.

Considering the high-scoring nature of games that this pair have been involved in this season, a 2-1 win for the travelling team is the selection.

Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo are on the brink of history, both men have scored 19 Premier League goals and if the pair find the net they would become first duo since Sadio Mane and Mo Salah in 2018/19 to both score 20 goals in a season.

Mbeumo found the net in the reverse fixture and is fancied to get on the scoresheet again.