Sunday , 16 August 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Cardiff City FC, FA Cup 2024-25 LAST 16

FA Cup · 2024-25
Aston Villa FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Fri 28 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Villa Park 40,175 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marco Asensio 68' 1–0
Marco Asensio 80' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Cardiff City FC — FA Cup at Villa Park.

Head-to-Head

1
Aston Villa FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
25 Feb Crystal Palace FC A 1–4 L
22 Feb Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
19 Feb Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
09 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
22 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
11 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
08 Feb Stoke City FC A 4–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Villa Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Aston Villa FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Lamare Bogarde, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Aaron Ramsey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Dylan Lawlor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 40' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 46 minute. Callum Robinson leaves to be changed by Yousef Salech.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Joel Bagan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luey Giles at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' Cardiff City FC make a change. Aaron Ramsey trudges off to be replaced by Alex Robertson on 65 minutes.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Marco Asensio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' Joel Bagan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' 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.
  • 80' Marco Asensio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Dylan Lawlor as he leaves the pitch. Isaak Davies steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Chris Willock is replaced by Cian Ashford.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Another three points for Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC54% Draw26% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
46%
Aston Villa FC or Cardiff City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC37% Draw48% Cardiff City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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