Thursday , 2 July 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' 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.

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.