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

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Yakou Meite
Y 70' Josh Sims

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Billy Smallwood
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee James Mainwaring

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 391 games and scored 458 goals.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Jon Daði Boðvarsson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 20' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Reading 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.
  • 30' Vito Mannone is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Conor Hourihane on, Jack Grealish off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' What a strike from Ahmed El Mohamady! The score is 1-0.
  • 56' Tyler Blackett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' Yakou Meite was booked on 58.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Albert Adomah is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Josh Sims will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The 35-year-old Leandro Bacuna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Jon Dadi Bodvarsson by Marc McNulty on 81 minute.
  • 86' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Magnificent from Sam Baldock! That is 20 goals in 391 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Jonathan Kodjia as he leaves the pitch. Neil Taylor steps in for Aston Villa FC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Reading FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC43% Draw28% Reading FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC29% Draw49% Reading FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.