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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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
1
Hull City AFC 3 games · Avg 2.7 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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Hull City AFC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Hull City AFC and Aston Villa FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 7' GOAL! Evandro scores on 7.
  • 12' Hull City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 14' The England Tommy Elphick breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-1!
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Kodjia, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Iceland international Birkir Bjarnason has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' 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 Daniel Batty suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Bruce might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' Aston Villa FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' Andre Green gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Albert Adomah and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Ahmed El Mohamady puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
  • 75' Goal! Alan Hutton scores his 3 goal in 365 matches.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan Hutton.
  • 77' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Kodjia on 77 minute.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Adkins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Jack Grealish is withdrawn and Birkir Bjarnason gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Evandro is replaced by Will Keane.
  • 90' Birkir Bjarnason catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.