Aston Villa FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Aston Villa FC

2 – 3

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Ruben Neves

Tyrone Mings 61' Y

Ollie Watkins 81' Y

Y 88' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

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Aston Villa FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Michael Oliver
Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-03-06 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-06-27 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-11-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
03 Oct	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
25 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	Everton FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	0–3	L
28 Aug	Brentford FC	H	1–1	D

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	Aston Villa FC	A	3–2	W
02 Oct	Newcastle United FC	H	2–1	W
26 Sep	Southampton FC	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	Brentford FC	H	0–2	L
11 Sep	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Manchester United FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
#11	Position	#3
0	Points	20
0	Played	38
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 11 / 24
0	Scored	27
0	Conceded	68
+0	GD	-41
–	PPG	0.53
–	Win %	8%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Aston Villa FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is underway.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Raul Jimenez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
35' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' A quiet spell here at Villa Park. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' What a moment for Danny Ings! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
52' Ruben Neves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' Tyrone Mings has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' The deadlock is broken! John McGinn gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
68' Marvelous Nakamba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas Luiz at the 68 minute mark.
73' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
74' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Ramsey. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 74 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Marcal is replaced by Fabio Silva.
79' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Matty Cash by Ashley Young on 79 minute.
80' Assisted by Daniel Podence with the perfectly-timed delivery and Romain Saiss makes no mistake. 2-1!
81' The referee calls foul for Ollie Watkins. He receives a Yellow card.
85' Conor Coady has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Leander Dendoncker is booked for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 88.
88' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Raul Jimenez comes on to replace Hwang Heechan.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Ings	3
Matheus Cunha	2
Ollie Watkins	2
Jonny Otto	2
Ruben Neves	2
Toti Gomes	2
Ezri Konsa	2
Moussa Diaby	1

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-09-25 Manchester United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2021-09-18 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Everton FC W 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-08-28 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Brentford FC D

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-10-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2021-09-26 Southampton FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-09-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2021-09-11 Watford FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.63 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.84 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC26% Draw37% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC37%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	44%	56%
± 2.5	19%	81%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

74%

Aston Villa FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC15% Draw63% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

25.6%

0 – 1

17.7%

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 1

3.9%

0 – 3

2.1%

2 – 2

1.8%

1 – 3

1.5%

3 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	17%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	24%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.