Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Aston Villa: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Aston Villa claimed Black Country bragging rights with a narrow 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon.

Boubacar Kamara's long-range strike in the second half was the only difference as the Villans secured all three points, meaning they are into the top four of the Premier League standings.

Meanwhile, Wolves were handed their 11th Premier League defeat in just 13 matches, with the Old Gold remaining at the foot of the table and still searching for their first league win of the term.

Following their West Midlands derby on Sunday, Sports Mole takes a look at some notable previous meetings and the head-to-head record between Villa and Wolves.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 139

Wolves wins: 45 Draws: 35

Aston Villa wins: 59

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa have faced each other a total of 139 times across all competitions, with the Lions leading the head-to-head record having posted 59 wins to the Old Gold's 45, while there have also been 35 draws between these two teams.

The first four meetings between these two sides took place in the FA Cup third round between December 1886 and January 1887 when they played out three score draws before Villa won a third successive replay by a 2-0 scoreline on home soil.

Between 1888 and 1984, Wolves and Aston Villa regularly butted heads in the old Division One, with the Lions claiming 41 wins compared to the Old Gold's 33 across 86 league encounters.

Wolves won 13 games out of 20 over an 11-year period in the 1950s and 1960s, but Villa responded by winning 11 and drawing six of their next 19 league matches that followed over a 21-year period.

In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Aston Villa and Wolves have faced each other 21 times in the top flight, with the Villans narrowly ahead of the Old Gold with eight wins to seven, while the spoils have been shared on six occasions.

Villa initially got the better of Wolves, losing just one of their first eight Premier League meetings (W4 D3), but the Old Gold accumulated seven points across four encounters when they locked horns in the Championship between October 2016 and March 2018.

Since then, Wolves have won six, drawn three and lost four of their last 13 Premier League meetings with Villa, most recently losing 1-0 at Villa Park in November 2025.