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Aston Villa FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2018-19 PROMOTION PLAY OFFS SEMI FINALS

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
2 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 11 May 2019 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Mason Holgate
Y 48' Ahmed Hegazy
Y 62' Dwight Gayle
Y 77' Kieran Gibbs
R 88' Dwight Gayle

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Graham Scott

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
2
2
Aston Villa FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-11 Aston Villa FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
05 May Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
13 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
05 May Derby County FC A 1–3 L
27 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Reading FC A 0–0 D
19 Apr Hull City AFC H 3–2 W
13 Apr Preston North End FC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and West Bromwich Albion FC get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Jack Grealish has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' Dwight Gayle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's shape.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Ahmed El Mohamady is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mason Holgate on 33 minutes.
  • 38' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 504 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Tyrone Mears gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Craig Dawson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' Ahmed Hegazy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kieran Gibbs, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' Dwight Gayle picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Jacob Murphy on, Matt Phillips off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' The whistle greets Glenn Whelan as he departs to be replaced by Conor Hourihane.
  • 72' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Conor Hourihane adds to his 0 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kieran Gibbs on 77 minutes.
  • 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tammy Abraham makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Morrison is hanging Stefan Johansen on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Dwight Gayle.
  • 90' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Kodjia is hanging Anwar El Ghazi on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anwar El Ghazi 5
Dwight Gayle 2
Jay Rodriguez 2
Tyrone Mings 1
Matheus Pereira 1
Mbaye Diagne 1
Tyrone Mings 1
Keinan Davis 1

Head to Head

2019-05-11 Aston Villa FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-05-11 Aston Villa FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-05-05 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2019-04-28 Leeds United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2019-04-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2019-05-11 Aston Villa FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-05-05 Derby County FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-04-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2019-04-22 Reading FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-04-19 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.45 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC46% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC27%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
73%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
54%
Aston Villa FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC30% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC22%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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