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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 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

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' KICK OFF: Aston Villa FC gets underway.
  • 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Mile Jedinak has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' It’s high time Paul Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Josh Sims has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Conor Hourihane. He replaces Jack Grealish on 46 minute.
  • 51' What a strike from Ahmed El Mohamady! The score is 1-0.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Yakou Meite. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Albert Adomah. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi on 67 minute.
  • 70' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' Liam Moore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 81' Marc McNulty is replacing Jon Dadi Bodvarsson for the Reading FC side.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Yiadom made 379 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' What a strike from Sam Baldock! The score is 1-1.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Jonathan Kodjia is replaced by Neil Taylor on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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.