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

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Joe Rodon
John McGinn 85' Y

Overview

Head-to-Head

2
1
Aston Villa FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

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
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
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
/1
16-30
1/
31-45
/
46-60
/
61-75
1/
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Aston Villa FC vs Swansea City AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' GOAL! Tammy Abraham fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 18' Aston Villa FC have won 497 goals from 355 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Martin Olsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Joe Rodon. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 47' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Cian Harries departs to be replaced by Daniel James.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Jack Grealish is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 64' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannick Bolasie is hanging Ahmed El Mohamady on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' Swansea City AFC make a change. Barry McKay trudges off to be replaced by Tom Carroll on 65 minutes.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Leroy Fer is replaced by Matt Grimes on 70 minute.
  • 74' Jonathan Kodjia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Adomah at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Cian Harries is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Conor Hourihane. He replaces Jack Grealish on 83 minute.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John McGinn.
  • 90' Mike van der Hoorn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

H2H

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.