Wolves vs Aston Villa tips and predictions: Honours even in Midlands clash at Molineux
- Robbie Savage
- 6 October 2023
Planet Sport Bet's Robbie Savage thinks there will be little to separate Wolves and Aston Villa at Molineux on Sunday.
Wolves have got a good record against Aston Villa winning three of their last four meetings.
Aston Villa left it last on Thursday to win that game with a late John McGinn goal.
Wolves had a free week. They should be absolutely buzzing to play this fixture after beating Manchester City.
I think it will be a close game, I think Wolves might be a little bit fresher than Aston Villa. But Aston Villa have got a very good squad now.
I’m going to go for a draw, 1-1.
Robbie’s Tip: Wolves 1-1 Aston Villa
Wolves vs Aston Villa team news
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde will serve the final game of his suspension while Sasa Kalajdzic is unavailable due to injury.
Hwang Hee-chan, Pedro Netro and Matheus Cunha remain Gary O’Neil’s best options in attack so should start again.
Emi Buenida, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey, Alex Moreno and Timothy Iroegbunam are unavailable for Unai Emery’s side.
Boubacar Kamara and Moussa Diaby will also miss out while Ollie Watkins, Matty Cash and Douglas Luiz will return to the starting lineup.
Key stats
- Wolves are unbeaten in nine of their previous 12 at Molineux.
- Hwang Hee-chan has scored four of Wolves’ last eight goals.
- Aston Villa have failed to win 21 of their previous 33 away matches since 2021.
Planet Sport’s other bets to consider
Wolves have only lost three of their previous nine at home, while Aston Villa have lost five of 16 on their travels.
There’s bound to be some emotional and physical fallout from their midweek win over Zrinjski Mostar, so we’d lean towards Wolves if you were to force us to pick a winner.
Wolves have netted in their last 10 at Molineux so there seems little doubt they’ll score. It’s worth noting Hwang Hee-chan has four of their last eight and four in four at home.
On the other hand, Villa are averaging 1.2 goals per game away from home in 2023 and Ollie Watkins has already scored seven in all competitions.
Both of these sides look like a threat at the moment so both teams to score is the way to go and you can pick your poison between Chan and Watkins getting on the scoresheet.
Hwang Hee-chan anytime goalscorer
