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

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Joe Rodon
John McGinn 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
1
Aston Villa FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Millwall FC A 1–2 L
02 Oct Preston North End FC H 3–3 D
28 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
06 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 2–3 L
02 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
29 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W
22 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
18 Sep Stoke City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' The deadlock is broken! Tammy Abraham gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
  • 13' With 0 assists to his name this season, Albert Adomah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Neil Taylor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Cian Harries exits the field as Daniel James enters on 50.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Grealish, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Yannick Bolasie comes on to replace Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Tom Carroll. He replaces Barry McKay on 65 minute.
  • 70' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Leroy Fer exits the field as Matt Grimes enters on 70.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Jonathan Kodjia on, Albert Adomah off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Swansea City AFC 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.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jack Grealish as he departs to be replaced by Conor Hourihane.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John McGinn.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Aston Villa FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 1
Conor Hourihane 1
Jay Fulton 1
Nathan Dyer 1
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1

Head to Head

2018-10-20 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Aston Villa FC Form

2018-10-20 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2018-10-06 Millwall FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-09-18 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2018-10-20 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2018-10-06 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-10-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-29 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC49% Draw30% Swansea City AFC21%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
51%
Aston Villa FC or Swansea City AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC30% Draw55% Swansea City AFC15%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.