Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Albert Adomah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Webster made 387 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' John McGinn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Matt Taylor. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jay Dasilva, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Bristol City 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.
  • 41' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Hunt.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Andreas Weimann gets a Yellow card.
  • 55' What composure from Tammy Abraham! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Max O'Leary is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' The whistle greets Matt Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Baker.
  • 65' Marlon Pack is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 66' Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Conor Hourihane makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 71' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Keinan Davis. He replaces Tammy Abraham on 72 minute.
  • 74' Famara Diedhiou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Josh Brownhill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Henri Lansbury on, Conor Hourihane off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Hunt is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 87' Adam Webster catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Jack Hunt as he leaves the pitch. Jamie Paterson steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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