Three bold predictions for Wolves vs Brighton including Jhon Arias milestone

Three points are a must for Wolves on Sunday against Brighton, but they face a tough task in doing so.

The Opta supercomputer has given Wolves a slim chance of victory, with the Old Gold still chasing their first win of the Premier League season.

Meanwhile, Chris Sutton has now delivered a ‘bold’ prediction ahead of the match, in which he has predicted a winner.

Now, it is time for more predictions, and here are three bold ones for Sunday’s fixture, including Jhon Arias doing something special.

Plenty of goals

Brighton only have one clean sheet in 18 Premier League games, and you can probably guess who that came against.

Yes, Brighton’s last clean sheet in the past 18 league matches came against Wolves, but this game will still have plenty of goals.

Brighton are flying high, having scored 24 goals across all competitions, and the Old Gold have been their best opponents in terms of past scoring, with an average of 1.9 goals per game against Wolves.

Vitor Pereira’s side are also starting to come into form, and they’ll prevent the Seagulls from keeping another clean sheet against them in what we are predicting to be a high-scoring affair.

Referee will be kept busy

The last five league meetings between these two sides suggest a busy afternoon is in store for the referee.

Wolves fans will not be happy with Jarred Gillett’s appointment, and the historic data says he’ll be highly involved in the action.

Over the last five Premier League meetings, this fixture averages 5.4 cards per 90.

Wolves’ 4-1 loss to Brighton in August 2023 featured the most bookings, with six cards shown to each side.

Matheus Nunes picked up three of those cards, as he was shown two yellows and a red on the day.

Jhon Arias will score his first goal for Wolves against Brighton

Jhon Arias finally seems to have settled in.

His performance against Tottenham earned the Colombian praise, and the Wanderers faithful will now be hoping he can show his quality more often.

Following from his man-of-the-match display, Arias will turn up once more, and this time, he’ll score his first goal for Wolves.

Arias has yet to hit the net outside of pre-season, but now is the time for the summer signing to announce himself in front of the Molineux crowd.

Wolves desperately need more goal threats.