Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Sarginson
- Referee Steve Meredith
- Referee David Webb
- Referee Matt Foley
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 22 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L 18 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W 15 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L 25 Aug Reading FC H 1–1 D 22 Aug Brentford FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W 19 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L 15 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D 01 Sep Reading FC A 2–1 W 25 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 22 Aug Millwall FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sheffield Wednesday FC0-151/216-30–/131-452/146-60–/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
- 5' 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.
- 8' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 13' 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.
- 18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 23' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 350 games and scored 482 goals.
- 33' Jonathan Kodjia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ashley Baker on 36.
- 41' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' GOAL! Marco Matias scores on 49. Assisted by Adam Reach
- 53' What a strike from John McGinn! The score is 1-1.
- 55' John McGinn was booked on 55.
- 60' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Penney, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 67' Steven Fletcher puts Sheffield Wednesday FC on the lead.
- 68' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 68 minute. Albert Adomah leaves to be changed by Yannick Bolasie.
- 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Anwar El Ghazi. He replaces Jonathan Kodjia on 78 minute.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 84' Lucas Joao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Matias on 84 minute.
- 89' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Conor Hourihane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- With this win, Sheffield Wednesday FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 15
- 27
- 21
- 5
- 10
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37
Albert Adomah ↓ Yannick Bolasie 68'
- 14
- 26
- 1
- 7
Bench
- 20
- 31
- 4
- 16
- 6
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Yannick Bolasie ↑ 68'
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22
Anwar El Ghazi ↑ 78'
Coach Steve BruceSheffield Wednesday FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 42
- 36
- 10
- 15
- 20
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Steven Fletcher ↓ Atdhe Nuhiu 78'
- 34
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19
Marco Matias ↓ Lucas Joao 84'
- 25
- 24
- 8
Bench
- 7
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17
Atdhe Nuhiu ↑ 78'
- 6
- 28
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18
Lucas Joao ↑ 84'
- 31
- 37
Coach Jos Luhukay -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals John McGinn 2 Tammy Abraham 1 Albert Adomah 1 Steven Fletcher 1 Marco Matias 1 Steven Fletcher 1 Marco Matias 1 John McGinn 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Sheffield Wednesday FC Form
2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-09-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-01 Reading FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-08-25 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-08-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Millwall FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.3 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Sheffield Wednesday FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sheffield Wednesday FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 62%Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC 67%Aston Villa FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 8.8%0 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 Actual1 – 0 7.8%2 – 1 7.7%0 – 2 6.4%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 1 3.3%0 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 18% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.