Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Tom Ince
Y 52' James McClean
Y 72' Erik Pieters
Y 72' Ryan Shawcross
Jonathan Kodjia 82' Y
John McGinn 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Daniel Leach
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Villa Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Cuco Martina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Villa Park. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Orjan Nyland, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Ince.
  • 36' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. James Chester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Anwar El Ghazi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' Joe Allen puts Stoke City FC on the lead.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! James McClean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Kodjia is hanging Anwar El Ghazi on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Erik Pieters will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Tammy Abraham gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Saido Berahino is replaced by Benik Afobe on 74 minute.
  • 78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Benik Afobe makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 82' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Jonathan Kodjia gets a Yellow card.
  • 84' Jonathan Kodjia adds to his 0 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' Scott Hogan is replacing Glenn Whelan for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 89' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Tom Ince has done his job and it is now time for Peter Crouch to step up.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John McGinn.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Allen 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1
Sam Vokes 1
Albert Adomah 1
Benik Afobe 1

Head to Head

2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

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 W

Stoke City FC Form

2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-12-01 Reading FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-11-28 Stoke City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2018-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2018-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Stoke City FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC43% Draw25% Stoke City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC32% Draw41% Stoke City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.