Wolverhampton vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Six of the last seven meetings have featured no more than two goals
• Aston Villa haven’t scored more than one goal in any of their last five matches
• Tammy Abraham has scored in his last two outings for Villa

Villa to edge battle of misfiring pair

Wolves’ relegation from the Premier League is just a case of when and not if, and Aston Villa could push the Old Gold closer to the trapdoor with an edgy victory on Friday evening.

Wanderers had shown some fight at the turn of the year, but Rob Edwards’ men have won just one of their seven matches since a home draw with Newcastle on January 18, and there was no change of luck in a miserable 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Wolves dominated that contest, winning the shots on target count 7-3, but having gone down to ten men following Ladislav Krejci’s 61st-minute red card, they failed to hold out and were undone by Evann Guessand’s Palace winner in added time.

That summed up Wolves’ season and a similar outcome looks likely on Friday.

Goal unlikely to flow at Molineux

Aston Villa are still sitting pretty in third place but their decline has been steady and they are slipping away from leaders Arsenal and Manchester City.

A top-four spot still remains likely and a priceless three points will help on Friday.

Villa are fancied to secure a low-scoring win as meetings between these two rarely catch light and the Villans have been off-colour as injuries hit hard.

Unai Emery’s men haven’t scored more than one goal in any of their last five fixtures so a 1-0 scoreline looks the best outcome for correct-score punters. That was the result when the Villans edged out Wanderers at Villa Park and six of the last seven meetings have featured no more than two goals.

Wolves have failed to score in five of their last eight outings and may not bring much to the party in terms of goalmouth action on Friday.

Abraham could be key for Villa

Villa have managed just 18 goals in 13 matches on the road this term. One shining light recently, though, has been the form of Tammy Abraham who has hit the ground running since his return to the club in January.

The 28-year-old bagged 12 times for former club Besiktas this term and has scored in each of his last two outings for Villa.

He looks a solid choice as an anytime goalscorer bet on Friday.