Ace Football previews the Premier League round 24 match between Wolverhampton and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Aston Villa go up against Wolverhampton on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Molineux Stadium.
Form: Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Form
In their last three matches, Wolverhampton lost 3-0 against Newcastle, 3-1 against Chelsea and 0-1 against Arsenal. Wolverhampton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Monaco, before picking up a 1-1 draw against West Ham. Their latest match brought a 4-2 win in their encounter with Celtic. Aston Villa claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to four.
Betting stats for Wolverhampton and Aston Villa
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wolverhampton and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Wolverhampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wolverhampton have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Wolverhampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wolverhampton have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Aston Villa away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa
Hee-Chan Hwang is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Aston Villa look to Ollie Watkins, hoping he can add to his current total of three Premier League goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Wolverhampton claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Aston Villa won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Wolverhampton lost 4 matches on the bounce. Aston Villa didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Wolverhampton have not lost to Aston Villa in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Aston Villa got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wolverhampton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Aston Villa kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Wolverhampton have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Aston Villa.
Total goals
Wolverhampton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Aston Villa, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.