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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Aston Villa FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Tammy Abraham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yannick Bolasie made 355 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' What composure from Tammy Abraham! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Daniel Johnson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Ahmed El Mohamady adds to his 0 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' Ethan Walker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' The whistle greets Yannick Bolasie as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Alan Hutton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Birkir Bjarnason is ready to make an impact after coming on for Glenn Whelan at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Darnell Fisher on, Tom Clarke off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam O'Reilly is hanging Graham Burke on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 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
Marcus Rashford 2
Tammy Abraham 2
Yannick Bolasie 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Ahmed El Mohamady 1
Louis Moult 1
Jacob Ramsey 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.