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Aston Villa FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Callum McManaman
Y 58' Sam Morsy
Y 66' Chey Dunkley
Jack Grealish 86' Y
Y 90' Lee Evans

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Mark Heywood

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W
06 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–1 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–3 L
04 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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 Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Lee Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' England international Michael Jacobs has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' James Chester is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 18' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Alan Hutton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Andre Green has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' James Vaughan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' Nick Powell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Grigg made 380 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' The referee has no hesitation. Callum McManaman is booked for Wigan Athletic FC — Yellow card on 50.
  • 54' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lee Evans is hanging Callum McManaman on the field on 54 minute.
  • 55' Callum Connolly makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 58' Sam Morsy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Chey Dunkley makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Albert Adomah comes on to replace Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chey Dunkley.
  • 68' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Nick Powell departs to be replaced by Josh Windass.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Axel Tuanzebe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Green at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' The whistle greets Will Grigg as he departs to be replaced by James Vaughan.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Jack Grealish gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Conor Hourihane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Kodjia at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Magnificent from Birkir Bjarnason! That is 16 goals in 355 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lee Evans on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.21 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC53% Draw22% Wigan Athletic FC25%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
47%
Aston Villa FC or Wigan Athletic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC39% Draw39% Wigan Athletic FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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