Premier League match prediction: Little separates Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers in quality

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Villa Park (42682 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Aston Villa - Wolverhampton Wanderers latest:

Insights:
  • Aston Villa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Aston Villa form and stats

Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Aston Villa are 5-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).

The fans are hoping that Villa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Sheffield United (placed 20th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Leeds United with a 1-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Villa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost six.

The Villa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.

Wolves are travelling again after losing away to Manchester City in their previous match (1-4). A 1-1 draw at Newcastle United's stadium before that.

Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patrício had a great day against Manchester City, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Wolverhampton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Wolves, three draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Wolves have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Wolverhampton Wanderers - Villa 0-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Villa four wins, two draws and Wolverhampton Wanderers four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
10 goals
Aston VillaJ. Grealish
J. Grealish
6 goals
Aston VillaA. El Ghazi
A. El Ghazi
6 goals

Aston Villa missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 11 3 Played P 3 14 27
12 5 2 Won W 2 4 9
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 7
10 5 1 Lost L 1 7 11
38 20 4 Scored S 3 13 28
27 16 3 Conceded C 2 23 37
92% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
64% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 64% 67%
52% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 44%
16% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 22%
12% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
36% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 52%
52% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 26%
20% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.4 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.1 16.4 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 9.2 12
5.2 6.1 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 4
29% 30% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 26%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aston Villa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League
  • Aston Villa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 27 20 5 2 56 17 14 11 2 1 31 9 13 9 3 1 25 8 39 65
2 Manchester United 27 14 9 4 53 32 13 6 3 4 28 19 14 8 6 0 25 13 21 51
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 46 31 13 6 1 6 20 19 14 9 4 1 26 12 15 50
4 West Ham United 26 13 6 7 40 31 13 7 3 3 21 15 13 6 3 4 19 16 9 45
5 Chelsea 26 12 8 6 41 25 13 6 5 2 23 11 13 6 3 4 18 14 16 44
6 Liverpool 26 12 7 7 47 34 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 5 3 25 18 13 43
7 Everton 25 13 4 8 38 33 13 5 2 6 18 20 12 8 2 2 20 13 5 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 25 11 6 8 41 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 12 5 3 4 20 14 14 39
9 Aston Villa 25 12 3 10 38 27 11 5 1 5 20 16 14 7 2 5 18 11 11 39
10 Arsenal 26 11 4 11 34 27 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 6 1 6 18 13 7 37
11 Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 13 5 2 6 19 17 13 6 0 7 24 27 -1 35
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 7 11 28 37 13 5 4 4 15 14 14 4 3 7 13 23 -9 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 9 7 11 29 43 14 4 5 5 14 21 13 5 2 6 15 22 -14 34
14 Southampton 26 8 6 12 31 44 13 5 2 6 17 16 13 3 4 6 14 28 -13 30
15 Burnley 27 7 8 12 19 35 14 4 5 5 11 15 13 3 3 7 8 20 -16 29
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 5 11 10 26 33 13 1 7 5 12 17 13 4 4 5 14 16 -7 26
17 Newcastle United 26 7 5 14 27 44 13 4 3 6 16 22 13 3 2 8 11 22 -17 26
18 Fulham 26 4 11 11 21 32 13 2 4 7 8 17 13 2 7 4 13 15 -11 23
19 West Bromwich Albion 26 3 8 15 20 55 13 2 4 7 9 32 13 1 4 8 11 23 -35 17
20 Sheffield United 27 4 2 21 16 43 14 3 1 10 10 20 13 1 1 11 6 23 -27 14

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 27 20 5 2 56 17 14 11 2 1 31 9 13 9 3 1 25 8 39 65
2 Manchester United 27 14 9 4 53 32 13 6 3 4 28 19 14 8 6 0 25 13 21 51
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 46 31 13 6 1 6 20 19 14 9 4 1 26 12 15 50
4 West Ham United 26 13 6 7 40 31 13 7 3 3 21 15 13 6 3 4 19 16 9 45
5 Chelsea 26 12 8 6 41 25 13 6 5 2 23 11 13 6 3 4 18 14 16 44
6 Liverpool 26 12 7 7 47 34 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 5 3 25 18 13 43
7 Everton 25 13 4 8 38 33 13 5 2 6 18 20 12 8 2 2 20 13 5 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 25 11 6 8 41 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 12 5 3 4 20 14 14 39
9 Aston Villa 25 12 3 10 38 27 11 5 1 5 20 16 14 7 2 5 18 11 11 39
10 Arsenal 26 11 4 11 34 27 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 6 1 6 18 13 7 37
11 Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 13 5 2 6 19 17 13 6 0 7 24 27 -1 35
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 7 11 28 37 13 5 4 4 15 14 14 4 3 7 13 23 -9 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 9 7 11 29 43 14 4 5 5 14 21 13 5 2 6 15 22 -14 34
14 Southampton 26 8 6 12 31 44 13 5 2 6 17 16 13 3 4 6 14 28 -13 30
15 Burnley 27 7 8 12 19 35 14 4 5 5 11 15 13 3 3 7 8 20 -16 29
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 5 11 10 26 33 13 1 7 5 12 17 13 4 4 5 14 16 -7 26
17 Newcastle United 26 7 5 14 27 44 13 4 3 6 16 22 13 3 2 8 11 22 -17 26
18 Fulham 26 4 11 11 21 32 13 2 4 7 8 17 13 2 7 4 13 15 -11 23
19 West Bromwich Albion 26 3 8 15 20 55 13 2 4 7 9 32 13 1 4 8 11 23 -35 17
20 Sheffield United 27 4 2 21 16 43 14 3 1 10 10 20 13 1 1 11 6 23 -27 14

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.