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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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Aston Villa FC and Reading FC is underway.
  • 5' Modou Barrow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The 41-year-old Mile Jedinak has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 25' Sone Aluko, a Nigeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Bacuna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 46' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Conor Hourihane is hanging Jack Grealish on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Ahmed El Mohamady makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Aston Villa FC are in front.
  • 56' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Yakou Meite has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Anwar El Ghazi by Albert Adomah on 67 minute.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Josh Sims.
  • 75' 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 Josh Sims suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Jon Dadi Bodvarsson as he leaves the pitch. Marc McNulty steps in for Reading FC.
  • 86' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' What composure from Sam Baldock! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 90' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Kodjia departs to be replaced by Neil Taylor.
  • 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.