Rob Edwards to mix things up in three bold Wolves predictions for Aston Villa

Wolves against Aston Villa is always a big game on the schedule based on the proximity between the two clubs.

Rob Edwards will be looking at this game as a chance to make a statement. Three points against a team like Aston Villa can be a needle mover.

Heading into the match, there are traits Villa have that Wolves must stop, but whether they can do so effectively will be another story.

So far this season, that has not been the case. The inability to prevent teams from scoring and to score themselves has been a big issue, but as part of our bold predictions, one of those may not be a concern this Sunday.

Here are three bold predictions for Aston Villa vs Wolves from the Old Gold’s perspective.

Rob Edwards will change formation

Rob Edwards has already admitted he is willing to change shape, and we could see that as soon as this weekend.

Wolves played defensively well against Crystal Palace and were able to fend them off until a fortunate deflection landed for Daniel Munoz.

Wolves head coach Rob Edwards began his career at Aston Villa but played just nine games between 1999 and 2004. His most notable period during his playing career came at Molineux, playing 111 times for the Old Gold.

He gave everything for the shirt when he played.

However, going forward, the Old Gold left a lot to be desired.

The struggle to create chances will prompt a formation change, and it could see some more creative players, like Fer Lopez, come into the side

Let’s hope for that anyway.

Wolves will frustrate Aston Villa and produce their best defensive display

If Adam Wharton’s words last week were anything to go by, Wolves under Rob Edwards are a much different side.

The midfielder proclaimed it was difficult to play against the Old Gold, and we are predicting they will continue to do the same on Sunday.

There are plenty of attackers in Villa’s ranks who can cause damage, but Crystal Palace were the same, and they struggled to cause much panic.

We are not predicting Wolves to keep a clean sheet, but the home side will find it hard to score at the weekend.

Paul Merson does not agree with that prediction, as he gave a brutal verdict for Rob Edwards.

It will be a surprisingly close game, giving Wolves a chance

Hope has not found Wolves fans often this season, but on Sunday, we are boldly saying there may be some.

Aston Villa and the Wanderers are both in the bottom five for xG, and interestingly, Unai Emery’s side is below Wolves.

The Villans have amassed just 10.9 xG, with the Old Gold having 11.4 xG. With two teams that both seemingly struggle to create chances, the game could be hanging in the balance, and with that scenario, there is a chance to steal a result.

There will not be many goals to separate the two sides, and that could give Rob Edwards the chance to nick a result against the odds.

However, Wolves’ goalscoring troubles could cause an issue in that regard.