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Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FCPremier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Brentford FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
14 Aug Watford FC A 2–3 L
23 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
16 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
13 Aug Arsenal FC H 2–0 W
08 May Bristol City FC A 3–1 W
01 May Watford FC H 2–0 W
27 Apr Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Brentford FC
#11 Position #16
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Brentford FC are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Aston Villa FC vs Brentford FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Villa Park. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 7' Ivan Toney does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
  • 12' Brentford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 13' Emiliano Buendia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 410 appearances.
  • 28' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Congo DR international Axel Tuanzebe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Christian Norgaard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 52' Ivan Toney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Christian Norgaard has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 63' Marvelous Nakamba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carney Chukwuemeka on 63 minute.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Saman Ghoddoos is replaced by Yoane Wissa.
  • 71' The 29-year-old Rico Henry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Danny Ings. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Vitaly Janelt gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Ollie Watkins comes on to replace Ashley Young.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Bryan Mbeumo is replaced by Mathias Jensen on 80 minute.
  • 85' Douglas Luiz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 54 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' Kortney Hause is replacing Ezri Konsa for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.56 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC30% Draw42% Brentford FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Brentford FC
70%
Aston Villa FC or Brentford FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC15% Draw70% Brentford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
35.5%
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 1
16.4%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
3.1%
1 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
1%
3 – 0
0.8%
0 – 3
0.8%
3 – 1
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% 94%
-1 6% 20% 74%
-0.5 26% 74%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 20% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
57%
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
57%

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