Bristol City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bristol City FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship .
- Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Referee Mark Jones
- Referee Andrew Fox
- Referee James Linington
20 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D 21 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L 18 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–4 L 15 Sep Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W 02 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–1 W 25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 15 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L 25 Aug Reading FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bristol City FC0-153/116-301/331-45–/–46-601/161-751/376+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Bristol City FC and Aston Villa FC is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Jack Hunt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 16' Josh Brownhill puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
- 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 26' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 26.
- 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Birkir Bjarnason suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 338 games and scored 384 goals.
- 45' What an equalizer from Birkir Bjarnason!
- 46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Hunt.
- 48' Birkir Bjarnason with the second goal in the match!
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Taylor.
- 62' The referee calls foul for Alan Hutton. He receives a Yellow card.
- 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Callum O'Dowda is replaced by Jamie Paterson on 68 minute.
- 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Orjan Nyland, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 75' The whistle greets Jonathan Kodjia as he departs to be replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
- 80' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. John McGinn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niki Maenpaa made 376 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 87' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Niclas Eliasson is replaced by Marley Watkins on 87 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Tammy Abraham as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
- 17
- 6
- 21
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11
Callum O'Dowda ↓ Jamie Paterson 68'
- 8
- 19
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10
Matt Taylor ↓ Famara Diedhiou 68'
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- 32
Bench
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15
Marley Watkins ↑ 87'
- 13
- 12
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20
Jamie Paterson ↑ 68'
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Famara Diedhiou ↑ 68'
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- 24
Coach Lee JohnsonAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Tammy Abraham ↓ Albert Adomah 90'
- 15
- 20
- 21
- 5
- 4
- 10
- 14
- 26
- 1
- 7
Bench
- 27
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37
Albert Adomah ↑ 90'
- 16
- 6
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Yannick Bolasie ↑ 75'
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- 23
Coach Steve Bruce -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Brownhill 1 Birkir Bjarnason 1 Birkir Bjarnason 1 Famara Diedhiou 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Conor Hourihane 1 Josh Brownhill 1 Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-15 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-08-25 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Bristol City FC WAston Villa FC Form
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 2018-09-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-01 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-08-25 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Reading FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.41 Bristol City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.41Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw 74%Draw or Aston Villa FC 54%Bristol City FC or Aston Villa FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.6%0 – 0 11.1%2 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 6.1%2 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 4%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 14% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 23% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.