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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
West Bromwich Albion FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Fri 7 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jake Livermore 61' Y
Ahmed Hegazy 63' Y
Y 90' Glenn Whelan

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Matt Foley

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 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United 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

2
2
2
West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–2 D
03 Dec Brentford FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W
10 Nov Leeds United FC H 4–1 W
03 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
25 Nov Birmingham City FC H 4–2 W
10 Nov Derby County FC A 3–0 W
02 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Bromwich Albion FC to score. At the same time, Aston Villa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Conor Hourihane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Neil Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 355 appearances.
  • 12' What a moment for Anwar El Ghazi! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at . Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' Wales international James Chester has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Livermore made 377 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Dwight Gayle doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' Jonathan Kodjia, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Aston Villa 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.
  • 43' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Aston Villa FC's compact .
  • 52' Ahmed El Mohamady is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neil Taylor at the 52 minute mark.
  • 57' Gareth Barry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
  • 59' Assisted by Jack Grealish with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anwar El Ghazi makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 61' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 63' Ahmed Hegazy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' Chris Brunt gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Jake Livermore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
  • 82' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Oliver Burke comes on to replace Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Glenn Whelan. He replaces Jack Grealish on 87 minute.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jay Rodriguez makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 90' A moment of madness from Glenn Whelan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. West Bromwich Albion FC and Aston Villa FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anwar El Ghazi 5
Dwight Gayle 2
Jay Rodriguez 2
Hal Robson-Kanu 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Conor Hourihane 1
Craig Dawson 1
Bertrand Traore 1

Head to Head

2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2018-12-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-11-23 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-11-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Leeds United FC W 2018-11-03 Hull City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

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 2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-10 Derby County FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2018-11-02 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Aston Villa FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC38% Draw27% Aston Villa FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
62%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Aston Villa FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw44% Aston Villa FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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