Wolves welcome Portsmouth to Molineux on Tuesday night after recovering from a mini blip by winning at Burnley and knowing that victory will hoist them into the Championship's top five.
Wanderers boss Cesar Peixoto was a relieved man after overseeing Friday's 2-1 win at Turf Moor following back-to-back defeats, but the pressure will be back on him should his side fail to beat Portsmouth.
And John Mousinho's visitors head north full of confidence after wins over Sheffield United and Norwich City and they will inch into the top half of the Championship table if they can avoid defeat.
Wolves v Portsmouth Tips Summary
Best Bet - Under 2.5 goals @ Evens
Alternative Bet - Under 3.5 cards @ 6/5
Bet Builder - Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 2+ shots, Nasser Djiga 1+ shots & Over 10 corners @ 5/1
Wolves v Portsmouth Prediction
Best Bet: Under 2.5 goals @ Evens
Wolves are going into battle without Raul Jimenez and possibly Adam Armstrong and they certainly look lighter up front than their fans would have hoped.
They have scored just five goals in their last six games and that's a worry against a Portsmouth side who give up fewer shots to their opponents (10.6 per game) than any other side in the second division.
Pompey are light in attack, but have conceded just one goal on their last three road trips, to Charlton Athletic, Southampton and Norwich.
All three of those matches ended up yielding under 2.5 goals and this contest could easily go the same way.
Alternative Bet: Under 3.5 Cards @ 6/5
There have been a glut of cards in Portsmouth's last three games - 20 in total - but that is out of character. Their previous seven also yielded 20 cards at under three per game.
Wolves, in turn, have seen only 14 yellow cards and no reds and in eight of their 10 games played they have seen just one team card.
The value bet in a cards play looks to be the 6/5 that there are under 3.5 cards at Molineux.
Wolves v Portsmouth Bet Builder Tip
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 2+ shots
Nasser Djiga 1+ shots
Over 10 corners
Pays 5/1
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is just 17 years old, but looks like a threat beyond his years for Portsmouth to cope with.
Trusted up front by Mousinho, the teenager has only one goal to his name, but has racked up 3.1 shots per game.
This is a tough challenge for the visitors, but if Kavuma-McQueen is good enough to fire off seven shots against Sheff Ut and 10 against Blackburn Rovers, then he can go over 1.5 at Molineux.
Make Kavuma-McQueen to have 2+ shots the first leg of the Bet Builder with Nasser Djiga to have 1+ shots the second.
Centre-back Djiga is going to be a threat in a side which creates plenty of set-piece opportunities. The Burkina Faso defender has had a shot in four of his last five appearances and can keep that record going.
Make the third leg over 10 match corners. Wolves' games are averaging 10.7 a time, Portsmouth's 11 a time, so there could be a glut of them here.
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Key Match Stats
Wolves snapped a two-game losing streak in the Championship with a 2-1 win at Burnley on Friday night
Portsmouth have back-to-back league wins, following up their 3-2 success over Sheffield United by winning 1-0 at Norwich
Wolves' Fer Lopez has had seven goal involvements (5G 2A) in 10 Championship outings this term
Portsmouth's last three away games have produced just two goals
Wolves have won the corners match bet in seven of their last eight Championship matches
Portsmouth's last three matches have produced 18 yellow cards and two reds
Pompey are conceding just 10.6 shots per game, the lowest average in the second tier
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