Aston Villa will welcome struggling Wolves in Aston, Birmingham on matchday 19 of 38 in the Premier League. The venue: Villa Park, kick-off: 21:00 UK time, date: 04/01/2022.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Match outcome: Aston Villa to win — 1.97
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Total goals: Under 2.5 — 1.79
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: First goal: Aston Villa — 1.75
Aston Villa have won three of their last five Premier League matches including Sunday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham away from home. Wolves have just one win in their last five league games, and for this reason, Villa are likely to win the game.
Wolves may be struggling this season but they don’t concede too many goals. Four of their last five competitive games ended with under 2.5 goals. Aston Villa will struggle to break the Wanderers down, hence expecting less than three goals from this fixture.
Because they are the favourites to win the game, Aston Villa are likely to score the first goal in the game against Wolves. They scored the first goal during their hard-fought 2-0 win over Tottenham on January 1.
Villa, under new boss, Unai Emery, have been a different force in the Premier League, having won four of their Emery’s first five league matches.
They boast wins over Manchester United and Tottenham and for this reason, they are occupying the 12th position with 21 points after 17 matches.
The Wanderers are struggling to maintain their consistency this season following the appointment of Julen Lopetegui in December.
The Spanish boss got off to a winning start against Everton but succumbed to a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United in the midweek. Wolves remain in the relegation zone with 13 points after 17 matches.
Wolves impressed against Manchester United, although they lost the game. They are expected to put up a fight against Aston Villa but it would be tough for the Wanderers to get a win over Villa, who have won three of their last five league games, hence expecting Villa to either win or draw.
Because the game is unlikely to produce many goals, there’s a chance Aston Villa could win this game by a goal margin.
Back Aston Villa to win or draw as they are the favourites to get all three points off W0lverhampton Wanderers.
Jacob Ramsey and Diego Carlos Santos Silva are ruled out with injury issues.
Goalkeeper: Martinez
Defenders: Digne, Mings, Konsa, Young
Midfielders: Buendia, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn
Forwards: Watkins, Bailey
Francisco Tavares Oliveira, Pedro Lomba Neto and Sasa Kalajdzic are ruled out with injury issues.
Goalkeeper: Sa
Defenders: Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno
Midfielders: Neves, Nunes, Moutinho
Forwards: Hwang, Costa, Podence
This match will be played at the Villa Park (Aston)
This starting whistle will sound on January 4th, 2023. 20:00 UTC.
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