Relegation-battlers Wolves face a tricky home game against Aston Villa in Saturday's late kick-off in the Premier League. The visitors are bound to be buzzing following their qualification for the next stage of the Champions League but Wolves will be hoping to take advantage of any tired legs.
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Wolves vs Aston Villa prediction: Both teams to score?
Key Stats
- Three of Wolves' last six matches in all competitions have seen both teams score.
- Both teams have scored in four of Aston Villa's last six outings in league and cup.
- Morgan Rogers has scored six goals in his last nine appearances for Aston Villa across all competitions.
Correct score prediction: Wolves 1-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa have won their last two encounters with Wolves and we're backing Unai Emery's side to make it a hat trick this weekend. Villa have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last six attempts but the visitors have scored at least two goals in three of their last six fixtures.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing the visitors
- HOME: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 23/20 (2.15) – 46.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Aston Villa are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 46.5% and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this selection.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Villa in front
Aston Villa have picked up two wins, two draws and suffered one defeat from their last five games against Wolves in the Premier League, running out 3-1 winners when the pair met in September.
England Premier League 21/09/24
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton
England Premier League 30/03/24
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton
England Premier League 08/10/23
Wolverhampton
Aston Villa
England Premier League 06/05/23
Wolverhampton
Aston Villa
England Premier League 04/01/23
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton
Wolves preview: Lost last four in the PL
Wolves gave as good as they got at home to Arsenal last weekend but still ended up with no points to show for their efforts.
The hosts were handed a one-man advantage just before the break when Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a straight red card for the Gunners. However, in the 70th minute, Wolves' midfielder Joao Gomes picked up a stupid second yellow card which levelled the playing field and just four minutes later, Arsenal scored to win the game 1-0.
Joao Gomes will miss the Villa game due to a suspension, while Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Carlos Borges, Leon Chiwone, Boubacar Traore and Mario Lemina could all miss the game through injury.
Predicted lineup: Sa (GK), Doherty, Semedo, Bueno, Ait-Nouri, Agbadou, Sarabia, Doyle, Andre, Hwang & Cunha
England Premier League 10/05/25
L
Brighton
2
Wolverhampton
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
L
Man City
1
Wolverhampton
0
England Premier League 26/04/25
W
Leicester
0
Wolverhampton
3
England Premier League 20/04/25
W
Man Utd
0
Wolverhampton
1
England Premier League 13/04/25
W
Tottenham
2
Wolverhampton
4
Aston Villa preview: Huge win in midweek
Aston Villa were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw at home by West Ham last time out in the Premier League but made up for that result with a huge midweek win in the Champions League.
Morgan Rogers put in a man-of-the-match display at home against Celtic, scoring a hat trick as his team claimed a 4-2 victory that secured automatic qualification for the next round of Europe's elite club competition.
Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley look set to miss the short trip to Molineux this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Martínez (GK), Digne, Kamara, Konsa, Cash, Tielemans, Bailey, Bogarde, Ramsey, Watkins & Rogers
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Bournemouth
0
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 03/05/25
W
Fulham
0
Aston Villa
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
L
Crystal Palace
3
Aston Villa
0
England Premier League 22/04/25
L
Man City
2
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Newcastle
1
Aston Villa
4
Player to watch: Morgan Rogers
Morgan Rogers has been one of Aston Villa's best players this season, chipping in with goals and assists on a regular basis.
Rogers has six goals and four assists in the Premier League, one goal in the FA Cup and three goals and two assists in the Champions League, netting a hat trick against Celtic in midweek.
Scored a hat trick in the Champions League on Wednesday night
We're backing Rogers to put in another impressive performance this weekend against a struggling Wolves side and have backed the 22-year-old to score at Molineux.