Nick Hext is going for an early goal when Sky Bet Championship leaders Wolves host Birmingham on Sunday.
Wolves v Birmingham recommended bets
1pt First goal in Wolves v Birmingham to be scored in the first 10 minutes at 7/2
1pt First goal in Wolves v Birmingham to be scored 11 and 20 minutes at 17/4
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Wolves v Birmingham (Sunday, 1200 BST, Sky Sports Football)
This should be a promotion party for Wolves.
The Sky Bet Championship leaders will already be certain of going up if Fulham fail to beat Brentford on Saturday evening. Victory for the Cottagers, however, will leave the fate of the Molineux outfit in their own hands.
A win against local rivals Birmingham in the early kick-off on Sunday will definitely guarantee a return to the Premier League after suffering relegation at the end of the 2011-12 season.
Nuno's side are clearly the pick of this term's teams in the second tier and I'm delighted to report that promotion will secure an early 9/2 winner for my ante-post selections.
I expect Wolves to start in style against Blues so go for an early goal as the best way to make a profit in this encounter.
Wolves have scored in the first 20 minutes in six of their last seven home games and it only took until the sixth minute for Diogo Jota to open the scoring in Wednesday night's 2-0 victory against Derby at Molineux.
All the headlines went to Ruben Neves' unbelievable effort after the break as the Rams fell to defeat and the goal of the season competition is definitely now closed in the Championship.
Birmingham are still scrapping to avoid relegation to League One and they could be in the bottom three if results go against them on Saturday.
There has been an upturn in fortunes since Garry Monk took charge but he obviously has a much weaker side than Wolves at his disposal.
Blues have managed to net in all of their last six games so both teams to score at odds-against is worth a look.
The best bet remains going for an early goal so split your stakes between the opener arriving in the first 10 minutes and between 11 and 20 minutes.
Score prediction: Wolves 2-1 Birmingham (Sky Bet's odds: 15/2)
Best bet: First goal in to be scored in the first 10 minutes/First goal to be scored 11 and 20 minutes
Alternative bet: Wolves to beat Birmingham and both teams to score
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Preview posted at 2110 BST 12/04/2018
