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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 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

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
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Deepdale Stadium!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alan Hutton, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Norway international Orjan Nyland has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Yannick Bolasie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 357 appearances.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Aston Villa FC's compact .
  • 45' GOAL! Tammy Abraham scores on 45. Assisted by Glenn Whelan
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Daniel Johnson gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' 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 Anwar El Ghazi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Aston Villa FC. Tammy Abraham will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' What a strike from Ahmed El Mohamady! The score is 0-2.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Yannick Bolasie departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
  • 70' Alan Hutton is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Glenn Whelan exits the field as Birkir Bjarnason enters on 75.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Clarke is replaced by Darnell Fisher.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Adam O'Reilly on, Graham Burke off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Aston Villa FC share the spoils 1-1.

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