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Preston North End FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Johnson 52' Y
Y 59' Tammy Abraham
Paul Gallagher 59' Y
Y 70' Alan Hutton

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Young
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee James Wilson

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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

2
1
Preston North End FC 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–2 L
22 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Millwall FC H 3–2 W
08 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
23 Dec Leeds United FC H 2–3 L
15 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
07 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
01 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Glenn Whelan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' A goal from the England international Tammy Abraham! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-1!
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Daniel Johnson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Tammy Abraham argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ahmed El Mohamady makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 66' Tom Clarke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' The whistle greets Yannick Bolasie as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Alan Hutton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Glenn Whelan departs to be replaced by Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Clarke is replaced by Darnell Fisher.
  • 90' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Graham Burke by Adam O'Reilly on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 2
Tammy Abraham 2
Yannick Bolasie 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Louis Moult 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-12-26 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2018-12-23 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Leeds United FC L 2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Aston Villa FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC38% Draw28% Aston Villa FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
62%
Preston North End FC or Aston Villa FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC27% Draw46% Aston Villa FC27%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.