Betting Tips: Wolves vs Spurs

Our tipster thinks that the hosts may strike in the second half when Nuno Espirito Santo's side meet Mauricio Pochettino's men at Molineux on Saturday

Wolverhampton Wanderers are targeting a return to winning ways when they host Tottenham at Molineux on Saturday night.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side had started the season superbly but back-to-back defeats against Watford and Brighton respectively have represented something of a body blow for the newly promoted side.

Tottenham will provide a real test for Mauricio Pochettino's men have won six of their seven domestic matches away from Wembley so far this season.

Given their impressive record on the road, it is little surprise that Spurs are chalked up as William Hill's 5/4 (2.25) favourites to win this weekend.

Wolves are an 11/5 (3.20) chance to take Spurs' scalp, while the odds compilers offer 12/5 (3.40) that both teams settle for a share of the spoils on Saturday night.

Wolves have been remarkably consistent in their team selection so far this season with Adama Traore's first league start last weekend - in the place of Diego Jota - the first deviation from the line-up that had started each of their previous nine league matches.

Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen both started against West Ham United on Wednesday night and Pochettino will be relieved to have the key midfield duo at his disposal again after their absence through injury. Jan Vertonghen remains out for the visitors.

Wolves have kept a clean sheet in each of their four league wins thus far and William Hill offer 11/4 (3.75) that the hosts shut out Spurs on Saturday, while the same firm go 9/2 (5.50) that Wolves win to nil.

Furthermore, there have been fewer than three goals scored in each of Wolves' last 11 matches in all competitions, as well as in each of Spurs' last four league matches.

William Hill go 4/5 (1.80) that the trend continues in this match.

Remarkably, eight of Wolves' nine Premier League goals so far this season have come in the second half and Santo's side could be well-placed to take advantage of any fatigue in the Spurs camp following a punishing schedule for Pochettino's men.

This will be Spurs' fifth fixture in 15 days and the 17/20 (1.85) quote for Wolves to strike in the second half could represent value for punters ahead of Saturday's showdown at Molineux.