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Aston Villa

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Aston Villa will play in this match following on from a 1-1 Premier League draw against West Ham United.

In that game, Aston Villa managed 70% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Aston Villa was Nicolò Zaniolo (79'). On the other side, West Ham United had 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Michail Antonio (29') scored for West Ham United.

Matches featuring Aston Villa have tended to be absorbing encounters recently with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, a grand total of 21 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of those coming from Aston Villa.

Coming into this fixture, Aston Villa have not registered a win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last 6 league matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Coventry City in FA Cup competition, Wolves and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 58% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Wolverhampton Wanderers, the goals were scored by Rayan Aït-Nouri (83') and Hugo Bueno (88'). On the other side, Coventry City got 24 attempts at goal with 12 of them on target. Ellis Simms (53', 97') and Haji Wright (100') scored for Coventry City.

Gary O'Neil's Wolverhampton Wanderers have fired home 8 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those same clashes adds up to 8.

Coming into this contest, Wolverhampton Wanderers haven't been beaten by Aston Villa in games played away from home for the previous 4 matches in the league. A very decent away record against them.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 06/03/2021 tells us that Aston Villa have won 0 of these games and Wolves 3, with the number of draws being 3.

A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 5 for The Villans and 8 coming from Wolves. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 8 on 08/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa.

In that match, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 46% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Hee-chan Hwang (53').

For their opponents, Aston Villa had 18 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Pau Torres (55') scored.

The referee was Robert Jones.

ℹ️ Team News: Aston Villa

Boubacar Kamara (Knee injury), Matty Cash (Hamstring injury), Emiliano Buendía (Cruciate ligament tear) and Tyrone Mings (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Aston Villa gaffer Unai Emery.

ℹ️ Team News: Wolves

Thanks to a largely full-strength group of players, there’s only the lone fitness problem for the Wolves boss Gary O'Neil to be concerned with. Pedro Neto (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.

💡 Prediction

One thing is for certain, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have to play really well to find the net against a Aston Villa team who certainly have the ability to win pretty easily here.

We reckon that it will be a very comfortable 3-0 victory for Aston Villa after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 17:01 30/03/2024