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Aston Villa

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Aston Villa will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-3 Champions League victory over BSC Young Boys.

In that match, Aston Villa managed 53% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Aston Villa, the goalscorers were Youri Tielemans (27'), Jacob Ramsey (38') and Amadou Onana (86'). Young Boys Bern had 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

It’s been seldom in recent times where Aston Villa have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Aston Villa have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals on the way. We will see if that trend can be continued on in this game.

Coming into this contest, Aston Villa have not lost a league tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous 2 matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Brighton & Hove Albion in EFL Cup action, Wolves and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 46% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Wolverhampton Wanderers, goals were scored by Gonçalo Guedes (44') and Tommy Doyle (91'). Brighton & Hove Albion had 13 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Carlos Baleba (14'), Simon Adingra (31') and Ferdi Kadıoğlu (85') scored for Brighton & Hove Albion.

The numbers tell their own story, and Wolves have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 13 goals in total. In defence, Wolverhampton Wanderers have been far from perfect.

Looking at their past form shows that Wolverhampton Wanderers:

• haven't won against Aston Villa when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 8 matches in the league. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 16/10/2021 shows that Aston Villa have won 1 of them and Wolves 3, with the tally of draws being 2.

A combined total of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for The Villans and 8 being from Wolves. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was Premier League match day 30 on 30/03/2024 when it ended Aston Villa 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.

That time, Aston Villa had 48% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Moussa Diaby (36') and Ezri Konsa (65').

Wolverhampton Wanderers had 13 shots on goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Paul Tierney.

📰 Team News: Aston Villa

Tyrone Mings (Cruciate ligament tear), Boubacar Kamara (Knee injury) and Matty Cash (Hamstring injury) are not available for Aston Villa manager Unai Emery.

We think that The Villans could go for a 4-4-1-1 formation, beginning the first half with Emiliano Martinez, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, John McGinn, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins.

📰 Team News: Wolves

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has a number of players out of action. Sasa Kalajdzic (Cruciate ligament tear), Boubacar Traoré (Meniscus injury), Bastien Meupiyou (Meniscus damage) and Enso González (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.

We are inclined to think that Wolves might play in a 4-3-3 formation using Sam Johnstone, Nelson Semedo, Yerson Mosquera, Craig Dawson, Toti Gomes, Mario Lemina, Andre, Joao Gomes, Matheus Cunha, J. Strand Larsen and J. Bellegarde.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Wolverhampton Wanderers certainly have the ability to breach the defence of this Aston Villa lineup, but it possibly won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Aston Villa at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 13:01 21/09/2024