Expect goals at Molineux as Blackburn travel to Wolves

It is difficult to pick a winner from out-of-form Wolves and Blackburn at Molineux this Saturday, but one thing that does look certain is that more than 2.5 goals will be scored in the game, and that scenario can be backed at [insert odds here].

In four of the past five meetings between the two sides, at least three goals have been scored, and that trend looks set to continue here with each team’s defensive frailties clearly evident over the past few weeks.

Wolves were on the wrong end of a 5-0 scoreline away to Fulham on Sunday, and whilst Blackburn only conceded once in a stalemate at home to Aston Villa, they had goalkeeper Paul Robinson largely to thank for that.

The respective attacking talents of either side also make the [insert odds here] for more than 2.5 goals in the game look appealing, as Wolves’ ten-goal striker Steven Fletcher will line up against Rovers’ Yakubu, who has fourteen goals to his name this season.

Punters should also note that in the thirteen Premier League matches played at Molineux this season, 45 goals have been scored to give an average of more than three per game, whilst the same amount of games involving Blackburn on the road have seen the ball hit the net an astronomical 51 times.

Also, fourteen of Blackburn’s past twenty matches have featured either three goals or more, whilst sixteen of Wolves’ last twenty games have seen at least a treble of goals.

Those believing that the sides may play with more caution given their respective precarious league positions should look to the final game of the last Premier League campaign, where Blackburn triumphed 3-2 at Molineux in a game where it was possible for either side to be relegated.

They will both be playing to win this game too, and that should bode well to bring a return from backing more than 2.5 goals here.