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

Championship · 2018-19
Hull City AFC
1 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Mon 6 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 76' Alan Hutton
Y 90' Birkir Bjarnason

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship .

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 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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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
Hull City AFC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-06 Hull City AFC 1–3 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Hull City AFC and Aston Villa FC is underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 7' What a moment for Evandro! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
  • 14' A stunning finish from Tommy Elphick — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 44' Hull City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Albert Adomah is replaced by Andre Green on 67 minute.
  • 70' Magnificent from Ahmed El Mohamady! That is 6 goals in 355 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Magnificent from Alan Hutton! That is 3 goals in 355 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Jonathan Kodjia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' Birkir Bjarnason has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Grealish on 83 minute.
  • 86' The Hull City AFC bench stirs into life. Evandro is withdrawn and Will Keane gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Birkir Bjarnason gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Hull City AFC 1-3 Aston Villa FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Adkins

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC24% Draw25% Aston Villa FC51%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC17% Draw41% Aston Villa FC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 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.