Wolves vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-01-31 17:30.
[p]While not considered a true Black Country derby, hostility has grown between Wolves and Aston Villa in recent years. Five of the last seven H2Hs between the pair have seen both sides get on the scoresheet, but that’s unlikely to help VĂtor Pereira’s hosts here given that they’ve conceded 52 goals already in the Premier League this term – their worst per-game average in a league season since 1932/33![/p]
[p]After a positive start under Pereira (W2, D1), the Old Gold have lost four successive top-flight matches – albeit each defeat came against sides starting this round in the top-six – and dropped into the relegation zone as a result. Respite appears hard to find at Molineux, where Wolves could lose three Premier League home games in a row without scoring for the first time since September 2021![/p]
[p]To make matters worse, Unai Emery’s men are bound to be in jubilant mood after a 4-2 win over Celtic on Wednesday ensured they advanced to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) automatically, though Emery may be concerned that his side have won just once in seven attempts directly following a European game (D3, L3). [/p]
[p]That sole success ironically came in this season’s reverse fixture (W 3-1), but Molineux has been far from a happy hunting ground for Villa, who’ve won just one of their last five visits (D1, L3). In fact, most away days have troubled the Villans recently, as they’ve won just one of their last seven away league matches (D1, L5), with only the bottom-four sides – including their hosts – conceding more goals on the road.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Matheus Cunha netted Wolves’ sole strike in the reverse, which was only his second goal this term to serve as the match opener. With Jhon Durán reportedly nearing a big-money move to Al-Nassr, Morgan Rogers will shoulder more responsibility to support Ollie Watkins up front – he became the first player in UCL history to score twice inside the opening five minutes on Wednesday, eventually going on to net a hat-trick.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Aston Villa are yet to lose a Premier League game to a team starting the day in the bottom-three under Emery (W13, D5).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]