Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Wolverhampton come to Villa Park for the Premier League match on Saturday, Aston Villa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Wolves have only managed to claim one point after a single draw from four matches this season. After four encounters, The Villans have scraped together nine points which hands them number 5 in the Premier League table.
Team form: Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton
Aston Villa Form
In their last three outings, Aston Villa won 1-2 against Leicester, beat Everton by 3-2 and hammered BSC Young Boys 0-3. Aston Villa only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded 13 goals.
Wolverhampton Form
A draw is all that prevents Wolverhampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Nottingham Forest as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Newcastle by a 1-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Brighton won the game and the exact score was 3-2. Wolverhampton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 13 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats for Aston Villa and Wolverhampton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Aston Villa home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Aston Villa home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Wolverhampton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Wolverhampton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton
Matheus Cunha shows decent form right now for Wolverhampton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jhon Duran also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Villa Park across all tournaments Aston Villa won five times, drew three and lost two times. Wolverhampton claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Wolverhampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 matches.
Both teams to score
Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Wolverhampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Wolverhampton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Wolverhampton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Wolverhampton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Somehow Aston Villa failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.
Suggested bet: Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton
To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.