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Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Brentford FC
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonathan Kodjia 16' Y
Y 32' Ollie Watkins
James Chester 67' Y
Jack Grealish 68' Y
Y 75' Said Benrahma

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andrew Halliday

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
Aston Villa FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-22 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Brentford FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
11 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W
06 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–1 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Rotherham United FC H 5–1 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 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 Brentford FC.
  • 5' John McGinn, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Brentford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC have won 501 goals from 359 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Kodjia on 16 minutes.
  • 21' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Ollie Watkins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Neal Maupay adds to his 0 season tally! Brentford FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' Jonathan Kodjia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Ollie Watkins. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and Brentford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' Jonathan Kodjia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Bruce will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Another change for Brentford FC made on 46 minute. Lewis MacLeod leaves to be changed by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  • 51' Lewis MacLeod needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' Brentford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Nicholas Yennaris is replacing Josh McEachran for the Brentford FC side.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Jack Grealish catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 70' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Green is hanging Albert Adomah on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' Said Benrahma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergi Canos on 72 minute.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Said Benrahma.
  • 80' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 82' Magnificent from Neal Maupay! That is 80 goals in 347 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 83 minute. Axel Tuanzebe leaves to be changed by Conor Hourihane.
  • 85' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is replacing Glenn Whelan for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Kodjia gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Brentford FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC42% Draw26% Brentford FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Brentford FC
58%
Aston Villa FC or Brentford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC31% Draw43% Brentford FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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