Aston Villa FC vs Cardiff City FC, FA Cup 2024-25 LAST 16
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Cardiff City FC — FA Cup at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history0% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Cardiff 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.
- 25' 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 Chris Willock suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Robinson, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Yousef Salech. He replaces Callum Robinson on 46 minute.
- 51' Perry Ng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 64' Joel Bagan is replacing Luey Giles for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Alex Robertson. He replaces Aaron Ramsey on 65 minute.
- 68' GOAL! Marco Asensio scores on 68. Assisted by Marcus Rashford
- 73' Cian Ashford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 78' 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.
- 80' Marco Asensio with the second goal in the match!
- 81' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Dylan Lawlor by Isaak Davies on 81 minute.
- 82' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Willock departs to be replaced by Cian Ashford.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 9
- 11
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 31
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21
Marco Asensio ↓ Lucas Digne 82'
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22
Ian Maatsen ↓ Morgan Rogers 82'
- 26
- 16
Bench
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27
Morgan Rogers ↑ 82'
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12
Lucas Digne ↑ 82'
- 44
- 25
- 41
- 48
- 45
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56
Jamaldeen Jimoh ↑ 82'
Cardiff City FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1
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10
Aaron Ramsey ↓ Alex Robertson 65'
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47
Callum Robinson ↓ Yousef Salech 46'
- 20
- 38
- 4
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16
Chris Willock ↓ Cian Ashford 82'
- 27
- 2
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49
Luey Giles ↓ Joel Bagan 64'
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48
Dylan Lawlor ↓ Isaak Davies 81'
Bench
- 11
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23
Joel Bagan ↑ 64'
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39
Isaak Davies ↑ 81'
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18
Alex Robertson ↑ 65'
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22
Yousef Salech ↑ 46'
- 15
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45
Cian Ashford ↑ 82'
- 41
- 53
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.62 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.7%1 – 1 12.5%2 – 0 Actual0 – 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.