Aston Villa v Wolves predictions: Hosts can squash Wanderers revival

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Aston Villa's Premier League tie against Wolves on Saturday.

When to bet

Saturday 3pm

Best bet

Aston Villa
1pt 5-4 general

Team news

Aston Villa
Emi Martinez and Douglas Luiz may not make it back in time from their World Cup qualifiers and Bertrand Traore and Leon Bailey are out with injury.

Wolves
Pedro Neto and Jonny are long term absentees while Francisco Trincao has contracted coronavirus. Raul Jimenez played for Mexico on Thursday so is a doubt to play 90 minutes.

Match preview

Just a point separates Aston Villa and Wolves going into their meeting at Villa Park and home comforts could prove crucial.

Dean Smith’s men have taken seven points from a possible nine at home this season, including a resounding 3-0 win over Everton.

Their West Midlands rivals Wolves have bounced back from a tricky opening to their season with narrow wins over Southampton and Newcastle but this is a step up.

The Villans were under par in their loss to Spurs last time out but the level of disappointment that greeted that performance speaks volumes of their progress.

Dean Smith has tinkered with the best shape for his new-look side and appears to have got near to perfecting it. The creativity of Emi Buendia looks set to be complemented by the finishing prowess of Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings, while their defenders are also a menace from set plays.

Ultimately, Villa may just find too many ways to beat this Wolves side.

Key stat

Wolves have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 of their last 13 Premier League games

Inside info

Everton

Penalty taker Danny Ings
Free-kick wizard Emi Buendia
Set-piece aerial threat Tyrone Mings
Card magnet John McGinn

Wolves

Penalty taker Raul Jimenez
Free-kick wizardRuben Neves
Set-piece aerial threatRoman Saiss
Card magnetRuben Neves

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