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Aston Villa FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
4 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Albert Adomah 41' Y
Y 62' Wes Harding
Alan Hutton 77' Y
Y 89' Lukas Jutkiewicz
Y 90' Maikel Kieftenbeld

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Adam Matthews

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Birmingham City FC H 4–2 W
10 Nov Derby County FC A 3–0 W
02 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
26 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
10 Nov Hull City AFC H 3–3 D
03 Nov Derby County FC A 1–3 L
27 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W
23 Oct Reading FC H 2–1 W
20 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Grealish, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Goal! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores his 57 goal in 383 matches.
  • 33' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' What an equalizer from Jonathan Kodjia!
  • 39' What a strike from Jack Grealish! The score is 2-1.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Adomah on 41.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' What a strike from Tammy Abraham! The score is 3-1.
  • 56' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Orjan Nyland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' GOAL! Kristian Pedersen scores on 57. Assisted by Che Adams
  • 62' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Wes Harding gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Albert Adomah departs to be replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Connor Mahoney is replaced by Jacques Maghoma on 67 minute.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Henri Lansbury. He replaces Glenn Whelan on 69 minute.
  • 74' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' What a strike from Alan Hutton! The score is 4-2.
  • 77' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Henri Lansbury is replaced by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 78' Charlie Lakin is replacing Craig Gardner for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Omar Bogle. He replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Maikel Kieftenbeld. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Grealish 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Kristian Pedersen 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Alan Hutton 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1

Head to Head

2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-10 Derby County FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2018-11-02 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-10-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2018-10-23 Norwich City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-10-20 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2018-11-10 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC D 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.33 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC58% Draw22% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
42%
Aston Villa FC or Birmingham City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC44% Draw38% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.