Hull City AFC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Hull City AFC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship .
- Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steve Meredith
- Referee Jeremy Simpson
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee Rob Merchant
Standings
# 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 06 Aug Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Hull City AFC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Hull City AFC0-152/116-303/231-451/–46-60–/261-753/176+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Hull City AFC to score. At the same time, Aston Villa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Chester, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 7' Goal! Evandro scores his 5 goal in 368 matches.
- 12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 14' What an equalizer from Tommy Elphick!
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hull City AFC that had 368 games and scored 361 goals.
- 24' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Hull City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Conor Hourihane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hull City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 54' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' Hull City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
- 67' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 67 minute. Albert Adomah leaves to be changed by Andre Green.
- 70' GOAL! Ahmed El Mohamady scores on 70. Assisted by Conor Hourihane
- 75' What a strike from Alan Hutton! The score is 1-3.
- 76' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 76.
- 77' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Kodjia on 77 minute.
- 82' Hull 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.
- 83' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Jack Grealish is replaced by Birkir Bjarnason on 83 minute.
- 86' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. Evandro departs to be replaced by Will Keane.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Birkir Bjarnason.
- With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Hull City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Todd Kane ↓ David Milinkovic 67'
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- 2
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25
Fraizer Campbell ↓ Nouha Dicko 67'
- 22
- 20
- 18
- 23
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7
Evandro ↓ Will Keane 86'
Bench
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- 12
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9
Nouha Dicko ↑ 67'
- 15
- 6
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19
Will Keane ↑ 86'
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11
David Milinkovic ↑ 67'
Coach Nigel AdkinsAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 21
- 5
- 3
- 10
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37
Albert Adomah ↓ Andre Green 67'
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- 6
- 26
- 24
- 12
Bench
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19
Andre Green ↑ 67'
- 25
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20
Birkir Bjarnason ↑ 83'
- 31
- 8
- 16
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29
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy ↑ 77'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Evandro 2 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Alan Hutton 1 Tommy Elphick 1 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Alan Hutton 1 Tommy Elphick 1 Evandro 1 Head to Head
Hull City AFC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.17 Hull City AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.09 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Hull City AFC or Draw 49%Draw or Aston Villa FC 76%Hull City AFC or Aston Villa FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.2%1 – 2 9.5%0 – 2 8.4%0 – 1 7.5%1 – 3 Actual0 – 3 5.7%2 – 2 5.5%0 – 0 5.4%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 3 3.9%1 – 0 3.8%1 – 4 3.5%Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC
Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 12% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 22% 35% +1.5 65% — 35% +2 65% 17% 18% +2.5 82% — 18% Clean Sheet
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

