Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Villa Park. Aston Villa FC are looking to make home advantage count against Bristol City FC.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' Marlon Pack catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. John McGinn is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 20.
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Matt Taylor will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andreas Weimann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' 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.
  • 44' Jack Hunt was booked on 44.
  • 49' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Andreas Weimann will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Goal! Tammy Abraham scores his 93 goal in 361 matches.
  • 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' It’s high time Lee Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' What composure from Conor Hourihane! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 71' Ahmed El Mohamady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 72' The whistle greets Tammy Abraham as he departs to be replaced by Keinan Davis.
  • 74' The Senegal forward Famara Diedhiou breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-1!
  • 79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 80 minute. Conor Hourihane leaves to be changed by Henri Lansbury.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' Adam Webster catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Jamie Paterson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Hunt on 89 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Aston Villa FC 2-1 Bristol City FC.

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