Rotherham United FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rotherham United FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at New York Stadium.
- Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Salisbury
- Referee Paul Hodskinson
- Referee Steve Meredith
- Referee Andy Madley
5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L 06 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 30 Mar Derby County FC A 1–6 L 16 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–2 L 13 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Apr Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W 06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–1 W 30 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W 16 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W 13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W 10 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Rotherham United FC gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Richie Towell made 357 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 18' Tyrone Mings is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' 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.
- 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tyrone Mings on 34.
- 36' What a strike from Will Vaulks! The score is 1-0.
- 37' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Albert Adomah is replaced by Mile Jedinak.
- 42' Michael Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 46' Jonathan Kodjia is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Aston Villa FC side.
- 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Semi Ajayi.
- 48' What a strike from Jonathan Kodjia! The score is 1-1.
- 51' Goal! Jack Grealish scores his 38 goal in 355 matches.
- 56' 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.
- 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Mattock on 61.
- 66' 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.
- 68' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 68 minute. Richie Towell leaves to be changed by Ben Wiles.
- 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Will Vaulks.
- 77' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Vassell is hanging Michael Ihiekwe on the field on 77 minute.
- 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Hourihane, as he is very good at scoring at New York Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Williams. He replaces Jon Taylor on 84 minute.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Glenn Whelan. He replaces Jack Grealish on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.
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Lineups
Rotherham United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 5
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13
Richie Towell ↓ Ben Wiles 68'
- 22
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11
Jon Taylor ↓ Ryan Williams 84'
- 24
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20
Michael Ihiekwe ↓ Kyle Vassell 77'
Bench
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19
Kyle Vassell ↑ 77'
- 12
- 6
- 7
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23
Ryan Williams ↑ 84'
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25
Ben Wiles ↑ 68'
- 17
Coach Paul WarneAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 40
- 18
- 27
- 3
- 4
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10
Jack Grealish C ↓ Glenn Whelan 90'
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37
Albert Adomah ↓ Mile Jedinak 37'
- 14
- 22
- 7
- 12
Bench
- 19
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15
Mile Jedinak ↑ 37'
- 33
- 17
- 8
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6
Glenn Whelan ↑ 90'
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26
Jonathan Kodjia ↑ 46'
Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tammy Abraham 1 Yannick Bolasie 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Yannick Bolasie 1 Will Vaulks 1 Jack Grealish 1 Jonathan Kodjia 1 Head to Head
Rotherham United FC Form
2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC L 2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2019-03-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC W 2019-03-09 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC LAston Villa FC Form
2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.1 Rotherham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.56 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.66Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Rotherham United FC or Draw 53%Draw or Aston Villa FC 74%Rotherham United FC or Aston Villa FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rotherham United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%0 – 1 10%1 – 2 Actual0 – 0 9%0 – 2 8.4%1 – 0 6.7%2 – 1 6.3%2 – 2 5%1 – 3 4.7%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC
Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 15% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 22% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.