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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Fletcher 37' Y
Y 38' Glenn Whelan
Y 57' Tyrone Mings
Y 90' Albert Adomah

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Rob Merchant

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

1
1
Sheffield Wednesday FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
30 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
16 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–2 W
12 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
09 Mar Derby County FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Hillsborough Stadium!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 7' The England Gary Hooper breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 1-0!
  • 12' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' John McGinn doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' 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 Axel Tuanzebe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Kodjia made 355 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' Steven Fletcher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 38' Glenn Whelan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Dominic Iorfa is replaced by Morgan Fox.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Axel Tuanzebe is hanging Kortney Hause on the field on 53 minute.
  • 57' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Aston Villa FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Andre Green by Albert Adomah on 71 minute.
  • 73' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Barry Bannan by Marco Matias on 73 minute.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' Jonathan Kodjia is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 84' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Gary Hooper departs to be replaced by Fernando Forestieri.
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Goal! Albert Adomah scores his 13 goal in 355 matches.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Albert Adomah.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John McGinn 2
Steven Fletcher 1
Marco Matias 1
John McGinn 1
Gary Hooper 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Albert Adomah 1
Steven Fletcher 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-30 Stoke City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-03-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

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 2019-03-02 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.35 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Aston Villa FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw27% Aston Villa FC42%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
69%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Aston Villa FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw44% Aston Villa FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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