Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Marlon Pack
John McGinn 20' Y
Y 21' Matt Taylor
Y 44' Jack Hunt
Y 54' Andreas Weimann
Y 55' Max O'Leary
Y 87' Adam Webster

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
1
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
10 Apr Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–1 W
30 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W
06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
02 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
30 Mar Sheffield United FC A 3–2 W
12 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Aston Villa FC to score. At the same time, Bristol City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol 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.
  • 15' John McGinn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' Marlon Pack catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John McGinn on 20 minutes.
  • 21' Matt Taylor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Tomas Kalas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 44' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andreas Weimann.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tammy Abraham makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max O'Leary.
  • 60' Matt Taylor makes way for Nathan Baker at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 65' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Conor Hourihane makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Keinan Davis on, Tammy Abraham off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' GOAL! Famara Diedhiou fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Henri Lansbury. He replaces Conor Hourihane on 80 minute.
  • 85' Jack Hunt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Adam Webster. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Jack Hunt has done his job and it is now time for Jamie Paterson to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Brownhill 1
Josh Brownhill 1
Birkir Bjarnason 1
Birkir Bjarnason 1
Famara Diedhiou 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Conor Hourihane 1

Head to Head

2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-04-09 Bristol City FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-04-06 Bristol City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-04-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-03-30 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2019-03-12 Bristol City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC50% Draw26% Bristol City FC24%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Bristol City FC
50%
Aston Villa FC or Bristol City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC33% Draw47% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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