Struggling Aston Villa will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Aston nor Wolverhampton Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa, who have the most conceded goals (59) in Premier League, have played 15 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).
Aston shared the glory with Newcastle United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Ahead of that match, Aston lost 1-2 at home to Chelsea.
The hometeam coach D. Smith made a successful contribution in the game against Newcastle United, bringing on Ahmed El-Mohamady who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Aston has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Aston defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
The visitors are W6-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Wolves love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
The Wolves goalkeeper Rui Pedro dos Santos Patricio is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 315 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Wolves go into this game after a win, the home game against AFC Bournemouth that ended 1-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against West Ham United with the score of 2-0.
The visiting Wolves have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. Wolves have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wolverhampton Wanderers - Aston Villa 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Aston Villa victories, two draws and four Wolverhampton Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Jiménez Rodríguez 15 goals | ![]() J. Grealish 7 goals | ![]() D. Teixeira da Silva 6 goals |
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| Aston Villa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | 44 |
| 59 | 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 94% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 47% | 42% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 19% |
| 16% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | 16% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 67% | 65% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 27% | 32% |
| 26% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 6.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 383 | 210 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 79 | 187 | 385 |
| 127 | 62 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 64 | 128 |
| 28% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | 34% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals (59)
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (36)
- Aston Villa has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the most points from losing position (21)
- 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 | Liverpool | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 49 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 63 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 55 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 54 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Burnley | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 42 |
| 12 | Everton | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Watford | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -18 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -23 | 27 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -31 | 21 |
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