Aston Villa FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Reading FC — Championship .
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Johnson
- Referee Billy Smallwood
- Referee Darren England
- Referee James Mainwaring
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Aug Reading FC H 1–1 D 22 Aug Brentford FC H 2–2 D 18 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D 11 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W 06 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Aug Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D 22 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D 18 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L 11 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L 03 Aug Derby County FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
- 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Aston Villa 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.
- 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' David Meyler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 339 games and scored 385 goals.
- 45' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Conor Hourihane. He replaces Jack Grealish on 46 minute.
- 51' GOAL! Ahmed El Mohamady scores on 51. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi
- 56' 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.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yakou Meite on 58.
- 63' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Leandro Bacuna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' The whistle greets Anwar El Ghazi as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Sims.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyler Blackett, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 81' Another change for Reading FC made on 81 minute. Jon Dadi Bodvarsson leaves to be changed by Marc McNulty.
- 86' 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.
- 90' What an equalizer from Sam Baldock!
- 90' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Neil Taylor is hanging Jonathan Kodjia on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jack Grealish ↓ Conor Hourihane 46'
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Jonathan Kodjia ↓ Neil Taylor 90'
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Anwar El Ghazi ↓ Albert Adomah 67'
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Bench
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Neil Taylor ↑ 90'
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Albert Adomah ↑ 67'
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Conor Hourihane ↑ 46'
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Coach Steve BruceReading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Sone Aluko ↓ Josh Sims 67'
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Modou Barrow ↓ Yakou Meite 46'
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Bench
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Yakou Meite ↑ 46'
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Marc McNulty ↑ 81'
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Josh Sims ↑ 67'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sam Baldock 1 Sam Baldock 1 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.36 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Reading FC 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 71%Draw or Reading FC 57%Aston Villa FC or Reading FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 10.2%1 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 8.2%2 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Reading FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.