Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 13:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hwang Heechan 53' 1–0
1–1 55' Pau Torres
Y 6' Boubacar Kamara
Craig Dawson 28' Y
Y 29' John McGinn
Mario Lemina 62' Y
Nelson Semedo 67' Y
Mario Lemina 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith

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

7
3
4
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-05-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-01-04 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-04-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
30 Sep Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
23 Sep Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
16 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
03 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 2–3 L
26 Aug Everton FC A 1–0 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
30 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 6–1 W
24 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
16 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W
03 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Burnley FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Emiliano Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 6' Boubacar Kamara was booked on 6.
  • 11' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pau Torres suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Craig Dawson on 28.
  • 29' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' Ezri Konsa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Rayan Ait Nouri exits the field as Matt Doherty enters on 46.
  • 51' Fabio Silva is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
  • 53' Hwang Heechan adds to his 0 season tally! Wolverhampton Wanderers FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 55' A goal from the Spain international Pau Torres! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-1!
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mario Lemina on 62.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Moussa Diaby is replaced by Nicolo Zaniolo on 62 minute.
  • 67' Toti Gomes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Joao Gomes is replaced by Boubacar Traore on 69 minute.
  • 74' John McGinn, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Cunha departs to be replaced by Sasa Kalajdzic.
  • 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 82' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 82 minute. Matty Cash leaves to be changed by Leon Bailey.
  • 86' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC make a change. Hwang Heechan trudges off to be replaced by Fabio Silva on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Mario Lemina on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary O'Neil

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Ings 3
Ezri Konsa 2
Matheus Cunha 2
Ollie Watkins 2
Jonny Otto 2
Ruben Neves 2
Toti Gomes 2
Anwar El Ghazi 1

Head to Head

2023-10-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-05-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-01-04 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-04-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-10-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2023-09-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2023-09-23 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2023-09-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2023-09-03 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-08-26 Everton FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-10-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2023-09-30 Aston Villa FC 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-09-24 Chelsea FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2023-08-27 Burnley FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.72 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC36% Draw38% Aston Villa FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
64%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Aston Villa FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC19% Draw66% Aston Villa FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.9%
1 – 0
17%
0 – 1
14.6%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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