Swansea City AFC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Swansea City AFC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.
- Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Brett Huxtable
- Referee Matthew Wilkes
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Roger East
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L 22 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–3 L 15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W 08 Dec Brentford FC A 3–2 W 01 Dec Derby County FC A 1–2 L 28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 28 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 5–5 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Swansea City AFC0-151/116-303/131-451/–46-602/261-752/276+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Swansea City AFC and Aston Villa FC is underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' 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.
- 21' The referee calls foul for Glenn Whelan. He receives a Yellow card.
- 26' John McGinn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 31' 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.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 338 games and scored 384 goals.
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 46' James Chester needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 53' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leroy Fer, as he is very good at scoring at Liberty Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Daniel James by Jefferson Montero on 62 minute.
- 65' GOAL! Conor Hourihane scores on 65. Assisted by Alan Hutton
- 69' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Leroy Fer by Wilfried Bony on 69 minute.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Dyer. He replaces Jay Fulton on 70 minute.
- 75' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Yannick Bolasie is replaced by Albert Adomah on 76 minute.
- 79' Mike van der Hoorn was booked on 79.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John McGinn.
- 85' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Orjan Nyland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 88' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 88 minute. Tammy Abraham leaves to be changed by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 90' The whistle greets Conor Hourihane as he departs to be replaced by Birkir Bjarnason.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.
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Lineups
Swansea City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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27
Jay Fulton ↓ Nathan Dyer 70'
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- 25
- 26
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- 20
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Leroy Fer C ↓ Wilfried Bony 69'
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Bench
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- 28
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12
Nathan Dyer ↑ 70'
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Wilfried Bony ↑ 69'
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Jefferson Montero ↑ 62'
Coach Graham PotterAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Tammy Abraham ↓ Jonathan Kodjia 88'
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- 21
- 5
- 16
- 14
- 6
- 1
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↓ Albert Adomah 76'
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- 7
Bench
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20
Birkir Bjarnason ↑ 90'
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- 17
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Albert Adomah ↑ 76'
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Jonathan Kodjia ↑ 88'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tammy Abraham 1 Conor Hourihane 1 Jay Fulton 1 Nathan Dyer 1 Courtney Baker-Richardson 1 Head to Head
Swansea City AFC Form
2018-12-26 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-12-22 Hull City AFC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-08 Brentford FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-01 Derby County FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC LAston Villa FC Form
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 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.88 Swansea City AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.21 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.09Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Swansea City AFC or Draw 59%Draw or Aston Villa FC 73%Swansea City AFC or Aston Villa FC 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.7%1 – 1 14.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.6%0 – 2 8.7%1 – 2 7.8%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 3 3.4%1 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 1.7%Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC
Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 16% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 23% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.