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Championship
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Aston Villa
S S U S U
3–1
Full-time
Cardiff
U S T T S

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Team trends

Aston Villa Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 50%
50%
50%
Points per game
2,0
1,7
Over 2.5 Ø 50%
33%
67%
Both score Ø 83%
83%
83%
Average goals
2,2
2,8
Scored
1,3
1,5
Conceded
0,8
1,3
Goal diff per game
+0,5
+0,2
This season — Championship · 17/17 matches
Win Ø 27%
24%
29%
Points per game
1,3
1,1
Over 2.5 Ø 41%
29%
53%
Both score Ø 59%
65%
53%
Average goals
2,1
2,6
Scored
1,1
1,0
Conceded
1,0
1,6
Goal diff per game
+0,1
-0,6
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Match stats

Half-time score: 2–1

57% Possession 43%
11 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
2 Corners 6
1 Offside 2
9 Free kicks against 21
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
The table before the match Aston Villa 14. · Cardiff 21.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Newcastle 17 13 1 3 +23 40
2 Brighton 17 10 5 2 +16 35
3 Reading 17 9 4 4 +5 31
4 Huddersfield 16 9 2 5 -1 29
5 Birmingham 17 7 7 3 +4 28
6 Norwich 17 8 3 6 +0 27
7 Leeds 17 8 2 7 +0 26
8 Fulham 17 6 7 4 +5 25
9 Bristol City 17 7 3 7 +3 24
10 Preston 17 7 3 7 +2 24
11 Derby 17 6 5 6 +2 23
12 QPR 17 6 5 6 -4 23
13 Brentford 17 6 4 7 +4 22
14 Aston Villa 17 4 10 3 +1 22
15 Nott'm Forest 18 6 4 8 +0 22
16 Barnsley 18 6 4 8 +0 22
17 Sheffield Weds 16 6 4 6 -3 22
18 Ipswich 17 5 6 6 -3 21
19 Wolves 17 4 6 7 -2 18
20 Burton Albion 17 4 6 7 -5 18
21 Cardiff 17 5 3 9 -10 18
22 Blackburn 17 4 4 9 -8 16
23 Wigan 17 3 6 8 -5 15
24 Rotherham 17 1 4 12 -24 7

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Aston Villa Cardiff
17′
🟨 Rickie Lambert
1–0 A. Adomah
J. Amavi
24′
28′
R. Lambert 1–1
A. Gunnarsson
34′
🟨 Anthony Pilkington
2–1 J. Kodjia
A. Adomah
39′
Half-time 2–1
T. Elphick 🔁
↦ N. Baker
46′
Jordan Amavi 🟨
59′
G. Agbonlahor 🔁
↦ J. Ayew
63′
Gabriel Agbonlahor 🟨
65′
70′
🟨 Lee Peltier
74′
🔁 F. Gounongbe
↦ R. Lambert
74′
🔁 C. Noone
↦ A. Pilkington
R. Gestede 🔁
↦ A. Adomah
75′
78′
🟨 Aron Gunnarsson
81′
🔁 K. Richardson
↦ J. Ralls
84′
🟨 Lee Peltier
84′
🟥 Lee Peltier
Rudy Gestede 🟨
86′
89′
🟨 Sean Morrison
3–1 R. Gestede
90′
Full-time 3–1

Line-ups

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
1 P. Gollini G
21 A. Hutton D
12 J. Chester D
2 N. Baker D
23 J. Amavi D
25 M. Jedinak M
37 A. Adomah M
15 A. Westwood M
40 J. Grealish M
26 J. Kodjia F
10 J. Ayew F
Bench (7)
6 T. Elphick
11 G. Agbonlahor
14 R. Gestede
7 L. Bacuna
22 G. Gardner
28 A. Cissokho
31 M. Bunn

Coach: S. Bruce

Cardiff

4-4-2
21 B. Amos G
2 L. Peltier D
14 S. Bamba D
4 S. Morrison D
3 J. Bennett D
7 P. Whittingham M
17 A. Gunnarsson M
13 A. Pilkington F
8 J. Ralls M
33 J. Hoilett F
19 R. Lambert F
Bench (7)
9 F. Gounongbe
11 C. Noone
15 K. Richardson
16 M. Connolly
22 S. O'Keefe
24 K. Harris
30 B. Wilson

Coach: N. Warnock

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
O3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja ✓
BLS nei

Referee

Geoff Eltringham · 87 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,5 / match
Average
⚽ Free kicks
21,7 / match
Average

🟥 Red cards: 0,15 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.