Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th February 2026

Aston Villa go up against Wolverhampton on Friday for a Premier League meeting at Molineux Stadium.

While Aston Villa are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 51 points in 27 rounds, Wolves trail them on ten points. This leaves them as number 20 in the table after 28 rounds played.

Wolverhampton are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Aston Villa. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Friday.

Wolves are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Aston Villa are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while The Villans claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Wolverhampton lost to 1-0 Aston Villa in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Wolverhampton dished out the match before that.

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Prediction

Wolverhampton Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Wolverhampton beat Grimsby 0-1, followed by a 2-2 draw against Arsenal. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace. Wolverhampton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Molineux Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Aston Villa Form

In has been a bit of everything for Aston Villa in their previous three matches, as they first beat Brighton by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Newcastle, before an encounter with Leeds produced a 1-1 draw. Aston Villa managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

For whatever reason, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Wolverhampton fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 24 goals. Aston Villa won six of their previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League. They scored 14 and conceded seven goals and collected 19 points. Wolverhampton have so far been able to win just once after 28 Premier League games played, in stead showing off seven draws and 20 defeats. Aston Villa have a record of 15 wins, six draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Squads

Wolverhampton Squad

Edwards will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Aston Villa from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/16), Sam Johnstone (0/12), David Moeller Wolfe (0/17), Hugo Bueno (1/25), Jackson Tchatchoua (0/25), Ladislav Krejci (2/22), Matt Doherty (0/9), Pedro Lima (0/3), Santiago Bueno (2/19), Toti Gomes (0/13), Yerson Mosquera (0/19), Andre (0/25), Angel Gomes (0/4), Joao Gomes (0/26), Tolu Arokodare (2/24), Tom Edozie (1/1), Adam Armstrong (0/4), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (2/20), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/19), Mateus Mane (2/17), Rodrigo Gomes (1/12).

Aston Villa Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Aston Villa players that the manager Unai Emery will choose from for the upcoming game:

Emiliano Martinez (0/23), Marco Bizot (0/5), Rhys Oakley (0/0), Ronnie Hollingshead (0/0), Ezri Konsa (0/26), Ian Maatsen (0/21), Lamare Bogarde (0/22), Lucas Digne (0/23), Matty Cash (3/25), Pau Torres (0/15), Tyrone Mings (0/11), Victor Lindelof (0/12), Yeimar Mosquera (0/0), Amadou Onana (2/18), Boubacar Kamara (1/18), Douglas Luiz (0/12), Emiliano Buendia (5/25), Harvey Elliott (0/5), John McGinn (3/22), Leon Bailey (0/5), Ross Barkley (1/10), Youri Tielemans (0/17), Alysson Edward (0/1), Andres Garcia (0/3), Brian Madjo (0/0), Jadon Sancho (0/16), Morgan Rogers (8/27), Ollie Watkins (8/26), Tammy Abraham (1/4).

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Team News

Wolverhampton might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Aston Villa. There is no need for Jackson Tchatchoua to show up in the Wolverhampton dressing room, as he is suspended.

Yerson Mosquera and Enso Gonzalez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Wolverhampton against Aston Villa at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Lineups

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa H2H

Wolverhampton took a hit when Aston Villa handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-0 win. Wolverhampton won four matches and The Villans won three Matches of the latest ten encounters. Aston Villa came out 1-0 winners in the most recent meeting, though, and the bookies best betting odds on another away win at full-time are at 17/20.

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Wolverhampton face Aston Villa as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Ollie Watkins scored just one goals in his last six games, but did manage eight goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Aston Villa take aim at Wolverhampton. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Wolverhampton claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Aston Villa won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Wolverhampton have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Molineux Stadium. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just one wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Wolverhampton managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Aston Villa averaging 1.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Wolverhampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.