Aston Villa FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, English Premier League 2024-25, Today Match Prediction

Aston Villa FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Match Prediction & Analysis

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will face Gary O’Neil’s Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Villa Park in the upcoming Premier League match on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST. Aston Villa won their last match against Everton 3-2 with Ollie Watkins' remarkable performance and registered their third win of the season. Meanwhile, the Wolves lost their last match against Newcastle United 2-1 despite Mario Lemina scoring a goal.

Current Standings - Aston Villa are currently standing 5th with three wins, one loss and a goal differential of +1. Meanwhile, the Wolves are in 18th position with no wins, one losses and one draw, and a goal differential of -7. 

Head to Head Record -  Both Aston Villa and the Wolverhampton Wanderers have clashed off 18 times in the Premier League. Both have won the same number of times (6). Aston Villa has won 2 home and 4 away matches whereas the Wolves have won 3 home and 3 away matches. Moreover, 6 matches resulted in a draw. 

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Aston Villa FC Preview

It has been a ‘happening’ week for Villa, as they overcame a 2-nil deficit to defeat Everton at home and then celebrated their return to the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over the Young Boys. Now back at home, the Villains have a chance to round off with their third win of the week and their fourth win of the season in the Premier League. 

Given their team and form, Aston Villa are certain to beat Wolverhampton at Villa Park this Saturday. However, one must consider the amount of travel and game time the Villains have had over the last few days. They played a high-intensity game earlier this week, travelled all the way to Switzerland for the Champions League, and are now back at home. Obviously, the players would feel the effects of weariness at some point during the game against the Wolves, and that might affect their performance.

Tactics and changes

Newcastle's example from last season is there in front of Unai Emery, illustrating how managing players during a week like this is critical to the team's success or failure throughout the season. From that standpoint, how he rotates his players will be critical going into the contest. If that's the case, Emery might bring in Jhon, the hero of the last match, instead of Jacob Ramsey, who has played 160 minutes in the last two games. 

Stats that matter - 

Aston Villa are ranked 10th in ball possession with 51.0% averaging 13.2 shots per game. The Lions scored an average of 1.75 goals per match with a shooting accuracy of 36%. Jhon Duran (3), Ollie Watkins and Amadou Onana scored two goals apiece and are the top goal scorers for Aston Villa. On average, they save 1.8 goals per game which is the second worst this season and they concede around 1.50 goals per game.  

Aston Villa Starting Lineup - E. Martinez (GK); L. Bogarde, E. Ngoyo, P. Torres, L. Digne (Defenders); A. Onana, Y. Tielemans, J. McGinn, M. Rogers, J. Ramsey (Mid-fielders); O. Watkins (Forward)

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Preview

In contrast to Villa, the Wolves have had a difficult start to the season and are already looking down the barrel after three defeats in four games, including a 2-6 home setback to Chelsea. However, their most recent  defeat at home would have hurt them even more as they squandered a golden opportunity to win by allowing two goals in the final five minutes of the game. 

In three of the four games, the Wolves were tied or ahead at halftime. However, when the second half begins, they lose track of the plot. As seen in the games against Chelsea and Newcastle, where they conceded six goals throughout that period. 

Finally settle on a formation? 

Gary O'Neil, who is known for playing in a 3-5-2 style, has experimented with that method this season. He progressed from a 4-2-3-1 formation to a 4-4-1-1 formation. The latter was deployed for the Newcastle United game. Regardless of the result, the formation worked since the Wolves looked at their best in the last game than they had in previous games, and overloading the midfield will be the right way to go about in the game against the Newcastle midfield. 

Stats that matter -

The Wolves ranked 12th in ball possession with 45.5% averaging 10.8 shots per game. They score an average of 1 goal per match with a shooting accuracy of 34%. Jorgen Strand Larsen, Mario Lemina and Jean-Ricner Bellegrade have scored one goal each for the Wolves this season. The team averages 3.5 saves per game, the sixth best in the season. They have conceded an average of 2.75 goals per match.  

Wolverhampton Wanderers Starting Lineup -  S. Johnstone (GK); N. Semedo, Y. Mosquera, C. Dawson, R. A. Nouri (Defenders); M. Lemina, Andre, J. Gomes, J. Bellegarde, M. Cunha (Mid-fielders); J.S. Larsen (Forward)

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