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Aston Villa vs Wolves predictions: Premier League tips and odds
Our Aston Villa vs Wolves betting tips include 16/5, 11/8 and 13/4-priced selections, with a low-scoring draw on the cards
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Our betting expert has three Aston Villa vs Wolves tips for Saturday evening’s Premier League match at Villa Park (kick-off, 5.30pm). Scroll down to see the analysis behind his selections.
Aston Villa vs Wolves betting tips
- Draw @ 16/5 with Sky Bet
- Under 2.5 goals @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
- Bet builder: Ezri Konsa to win 2+ fouls, Joao Gomes to commit 2+ fouls and Ollie Watkins to have 2 shots on target @ 13/4 with Sky Bet
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Honours even in the Midlands
Villa go into this match on the back of two disappointing results – a 4-0 defeat by top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur and a 1-1 draw at West Ham. The home defeat by Spurs was their fourth in five matches in all competitions at Villa Park, which had been a fortress in the first half of the season.
Wolves have won five and lost four of their previous nine games in all competitions, but only one of those losses has come on the road and they have had noteworthy recent wins at Spurs and Chelsea.
Two losses in their three matches before the international break – including a 3-2 home defeat by Coventry City in a dramatic FA Cup quarter-final – have cost them momentum.
So with two of the last three meetings between the sides ending all square – including a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture at Molineux in September – a repeat of that outcome could be on the cards.
Aston Villa vs Wolves tip 1: Draw @ 16/5 with Sky Bet
Goals in short supply
Not only have draws been the order of the day in recent head-to-head but the two most recent draws have both ended 1-1.
A similar goal tally could be on the cards, with Villa failing to score more than once in three of their last four games in all competitions – drawing blanks at home to Spurs and away to Ajax in that run.
Wolves have also failed to score more than a single goal in two of their last three league fixtures, so backing two goals or fewer is our prediction.
Aston Villa vs Wolves tip 2: Under 2.5 goals @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
Derby has potential to boil over
Saturday’s meeting promises to be a typically hard-fought derby. Villa’s Ezri Konsa has been a master at drawing fouls to alleviate pressure for his side at the back, with only captain John McGinn – who is out through suspension – on the receiving end of more than Konsa’s 43 fouls.
Wolves’ midfielder Joao Gomes will be expected to get stuck in and he could also tot up a number of mistimed tackles. His tally of 44 fouls this season is the highest by any Wolves player.
The bet builder is completed with a wager on striker Ollie Watkins. No Villa player has registered more shots on target than Watkins’ 40, while the forward also possesses the best shots on target percentage in his side of 45.5. He is taken to have two shots on target here.
Aston Villa vs Wolves tip 3: Bet builder: Ezri Konsa to win 2+ fouls, Joao Gomes to commit 2+ fouls and Ollie Watkins to have 2 shots on target @ 13/4 with Sky Bet
Aston Villa vs Wolves odds
Odds, correct at the time of publication, are subject to change.