Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 8

Oct 16, 2021 at 3pm UK

Villa Park

Aston Villa
2 - 3
Wolves

Ings (48'), McGinn (68')
Mings (61'), Watkins (81')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Saiss (80'), Coady (85'), Neves (90+5')
Neves (52'), Dendoncker (88')

Reaction

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Bruno Lage reacts on October 16, 2021

Bruno Lage craving more glory like Wolverhampton Wanderers' win over Aston Villa

Head coach Bruno Lage was unable to hide his delight after Wolverhampton Wanderers pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Aston Villa by a 3-2 scoreline.

Oct 16, 17:06

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith on October 16, 2021

Dean Smith unable to explain Aston Villa capitulation against Wolves

Manager Dean Smith says that he is unable to explain Aston Villa's dramatic capitulation against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon.

Oct 16, 16:49

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 38.48%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 33.49% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.04%) and 0-2 (7.18%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (10.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Aston Villa	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
33.49%	28.03%	38.48%

Both teams to score 47.49%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.47%

58.53%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.9%

79.1%

Aston Villa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.36%

32.64%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.81%

69.19%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.51%

29.49%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.5%

65.5%

Score Analysis

Aston Villa 33.49%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 38.47%

Draw 28.03%

Aston Villa	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-0 @ 10.77% 2-1 @ 7.37% 2-0 @ 6.03% 3-1 @ 2.75% 3-0 @ 2.25% 3-2 @ 1.68% Other @ 2.64% Total : 33.49%	1-1 @ 13.16% 0-0 @ 9.63% 2-2 @ 4.5% Other @ 0.74% Total : 28.03%	0-1 @ 11.75% 1-2 @ 8.04% 0-2 @ 7.18% 1-3 @ 3.27% 0-3 @ 2.92% 2-3 @ 1.83% 1-4 @ 1% Other @ 2.49% Total : 38.47%