Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Fri 28 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Jonathan Kodjia
Jack Hunt 46' Y
Matt Taylor 57' Y
Y 62' Alan Hutton

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee James Linington
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bristol City FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Aston Villa FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' DR Congo international Yannick Bolasie has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' The England Josh Brownhill breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 1-0!
  • 21' 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 Matt Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 31' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
  • 36' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Birkir Bjarnason has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Jack Hunt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' GOAL! Birkir Bjarnason fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 53' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matt Taylor on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Alan Hutton was booked on 62.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Hunt made 395 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Paterson is hanging Callum O'Dowda on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Jack Grealish has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Jonathan Kodjia by Yannick Bolasie on 75 minute.
  • 80' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Niki Maenpaa, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 87 minute. Niclas Eliasson leaves to be changed by Marley Watkins.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Tammy Abraham is replaced by Albert Adomah on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Brownhill 1
Josh Brownhill 1
Birkir Bjarnason 1
Birkir Bjarnason 1
Famara Diedhiou 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Conor Hourihane 1

Head to Head

2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

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 W

Aston 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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC46% Draw28% Aston Villa FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC31% Draw49% Aston Villa FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.