Aston Villa FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Geoff Russell
- Referee Gavin Ward
- Referee Daniel Leach
24 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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 15 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–2 D 07 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D 01 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 3–0 W 28 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 5–5 D 25 Nov Birmingham City FC H 4–2 W 10 Nov Derby County FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D 08 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W 01 Dec Reading FC A 2–2 D 28 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W 24 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D 10 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 Stoke City 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' 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.
- 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' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' 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 Cuco Martina suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 31.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 47' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joe Allen on 47.
- 52' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 52.
- 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 66' Jonathan Kodjia is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Aston Villa FC side.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Pieters on 72.
- 73' What a strike from Tammy Abraham! The score is 1-1.
- 74' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Saido Berahino by Benik Afobe on 74 minute.
- 78' Goal! Benik Afobe scores his 30 goal in 380 matches.
- 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Kodjia.
- 84' What an equalizer from Jonathan Kodjia!
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Scott Hogan. He replaces Glenn Whelan on 86 minute.
- 89' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 89 minute. Tom Ince leaves to be changed by Peter Crouch.
- 90' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
- 21
- 5
- 4
- 14
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Glenn Whelan ↓ Scott Hogan 86'
- 1
- 11
- 22
- 7
Bench
- 31
- 17
- 16
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Scott Hogan ↑ 86'
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26
Jonathan Kodjia ↑ 66'
- 38
- 39
Coach Dean SmithStoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 38
- 5
- 23
- 3
- 17
- 4
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19
Saido Berahino ↓ Benik Afobe 74'
- 22
- 11
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7
Tom Ince ↓ Peter Crouch 89'
Bench
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Benik Afobe ↑ 74'
- 30
- 15
- 24
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Peter Crouch ↑ 89'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Albert Adomah 1 Benik Afobe 1 Joe Allen 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Jonathan Kodjia 1 Sam Vokes 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-10 Derby County FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC WStoke City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.84 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Stoke City FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Stoke City FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.48Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 68%Draw or Stoke City FC 57%Aston Villa FC or Stoke City FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.2%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.4%2 – 2 Actual2 – 0 5.2%1 – 0 5.1%3 – 1 5%0 – 0 4.5%0 – 1 4.4%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 4%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 19% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 17% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.