Wolves’ search for first Premier League points made harder by ominous Leeds United finding

Wolves are still in search of their first Premier League points of the season, and the fixture against Leeds United offers a great chance to do so.

Leeds are one of the three newly promoted teams, and with the situation Wolves are currently in, they are also relegation rivals.

Vitor Pereira is expected to be handed a new contract soon, but he’ll need to start picking up results soon to avoid increasing pressure from Wolves supporters, and that’ll need to start against Leeds.

The Old Gold have had difficult fixtures to start the season, playing both Manchester City and Newcastle in the opening four, exposing a concerning Wolves stat.

However, in the next five, they’ll face all three of the promoted sides, providing Pereira with a chance to turn things around.

Three points will no doubt be the target, but recent history suggests Wolves could have a tough time against Daniel Farke’s side on Saturday.

Wolves’ recent Premier League record against Leeds United is poor

Leeds United have never been a kind fixture for Wolves, with the Elland Road side leading the head-to-head record by nine wins.

However, recent history also suggests that Saturday’s fixture will be quite difficult, making for bad reading for Vitor Pereira.

In their last four Premier League meetings, Wolves have failed to beat Leeds United, drawing just one of those games.

Interestingly, in three of these fixtures, the Old Gold were the first side to score, and still ended up coming away without all three points.

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There will be some solace for fans, and anyone connected to the club, as a League Cup fixture sandwiched in between the last four Premier League games did result in a Wolves win.

This will provide some hope amidst the negative Premier League record.

Both Wolves and Leeds are struggling to score

One of the biggest issues for Wolves this season has been creating chances and putting the ball in the net, and their opponents on Saturday are also facing this problem.

Both clubs have scored in just one Premier League game, and coincidentally, it has come against the same team.

Wolves scored twice in their 3-2 loss to Everton, meanwhile Leeds managed an opening day 1-0 win against the Toffees.

Leeds are slightly better at creating chances than the Old Gold, with 3.8 xG compared to Wolves’ 2.6 xG this season, according to FotMob.

With this stat in mind, Wolves will no doubt be hoping that Jorgen Strand Larsen will be fit to return to action.

Saturday’s 3 pm kick-off will certainly be interesting to see if either side can overcome their goal-scoring difficulties, and the hope will be that Wolves are the ones to do it.