Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League, have to build on here at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Liverpool (0-4). A strong away win before that one, visiting Arsenal and winning 2-1.
Wolves were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
This is expected to be a close game, with Wolverhampton Wanderers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wolverhampton Wanderers as a small favourite), we find five games. Wolverhampton Wanderers has won one of these, drawn three and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Wolverhampton Wanderers, as the Premier League home game vs Chelsea is only three days away.
Wolves has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Aston Villa form and stats
3-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Aston Villa, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away.
Aston Villa play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to West Ham United (placed 7th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Aston Villa playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Aston Villa wins, four draws and three defeats.
Villa have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. The Villa defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Wolves, two draws and three wins for Aston Villa. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 6 goals |  J. Grealish 5 goals |   R. Jiménez Rodríguez 4 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 36% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 44% |
| 36% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 44% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.8 | 14.6 |
| 4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 25% | 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 47% | 43% |
- Aston Villa has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 6 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
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