Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Millwall FC
Mon 22 Apr 2019 · 12:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Jake Cooper
Neil Taylor 81' Y
Keinan Davis 85' Y
Y 90' Aiden O'Brien

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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 2.0 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2018-10-06 Millwall FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
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
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Brentford FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
30 Mar Leeds United FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Aston Villa FC have kicked off against Millwall FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Wales international Neil Taylor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Glenn Whelan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jake Cooper.
  • 30' Jonathan Kodjia does the damage! The net is bulging and Aston Villa FC surge ahead!
  • 35' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's shape.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Anwar El Ghazi, a Netherlands , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Albert Adomah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Andre Green comes on to replace Albert Adomah.
  • 64' Aiden O'Brien gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces James Meredith and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' Aston Villa FC make a change. Jonathan Kodjia trudges off to be replaced by Keinan Davis on 76 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Steve Morison on, Ryan Tunnicliffe off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Neil Taylor. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Keinan Davis.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. Mahlon Romeo is replaced by Tom Elliott.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Aiden O'Brien. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Aston Villa FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Elliott 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Shane Ferguson 1
Tom Elliott 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1
Shane Ferguson 1

Head to Head

2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2018-10-06 Millwall FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2019-04-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 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

Millwall FC Form

2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2019-04-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2019-04-13 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2019-04-10 Millwall FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2019-04-06 Millwall FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-03-30 Leeds United FC 3–2 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC49% Draw28% Millwall FC23%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Millwall FC
51%
Aston Villa FC or Millwall FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC30% Draw51% Millwall FC19%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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