Premier League | Gameweek 8
Oct 16, 2021 at 3pm UK
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2 - 3
Wolves
Reaction
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, 17:49
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, 18:06
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 |
