Aston Villa vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Aston Villa 4 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
32 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 31%
Draws 34%
Away wins 34%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 14-8-3

Goals For / Against

42 / 20
Avg: 1.68 / 0.80

Points

50
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-5-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.65
1.68
GF
1.26
0.80
GA
1.00
52%
O2.5
39%
57%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th
Cardiff rank2nd
Aston Villa points83
Cardiff points90
Aston Villa: #4 · 83 pts · GD +30
7 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

D W W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index71
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.530%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home87%
Aston Villa clean sheet at home43%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first0%
Aston Villa win after scoring first0%
Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.41
Aston Villa concede at home0.80 vs 1.14
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.14
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.41
Aston Villa score 19% above league average, while Cardiff score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Aston Villa are 30% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS25%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cardiff goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
9
8
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
13
19
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
4
5
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
347
231
Passes Accurate
235
119
Passes %
68%
52%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season