While Wolves can take confidence from their overall performances over the last two weeks, we cannot ignore that goals remain an issue. That is not a concern that you want heading into a game with Spurs on unfamiliar territory, and we can only back a relatively comfortable win for the home side.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 66.4%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 13.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.46%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.42%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win it was 0-1 (4.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.