Aston Villa vs Cardiff — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 42

Aston Villa

1–0Full-time

Cardiff

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

WDWDDLGoals 23-15

Villa Park, Birmingham · Capacity 42,824 · grass · Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Match events

20'C. Hourihane
26'Axel Tuanzebe (James Bree)
37'Callum Paterson
45'Robert Snodgrass
60'Albert Adomah (Jonathan Kodjia)
68'Kenneth Zohore (G. Madine)
78'A. Gunnarsson
81'J. Bennett
85'Jack Grealish
88'C. Hourihane (C. Samba)
88'Junior Hoilett (J. Ward)
89'J. Ward
90'Jonathan Kodjia
90'Sam Johnstone
90'L. Peltier
90'Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (A. Pilkington)

Lineups

Aston Villa

Cardiff

4-1-4-1

4-3-3

S. BruceCoach

N. Warnock

Bench (7)

Match trends

Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Cardiff have averaged 2.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 of the last 6 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 1 of the last 6 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings

3Aston Villa wins

1Draws

2Cardiff wins

7-5Goals

Aston Villa

2–0Feb 28, 2025, 8:00 PM

Cardiff

3–0Aug 12, 2017, 2:00 PM

Aston Villa

Cardiff

1–0Jan 2, 2017, 3:00 PM

Aston Villa

3–1Nov 26, 2016, 3:00 PM

Cardiff

0–0Feb 11, 2014, 7:45 PM

Aston Villa

2–0Nov 9, 2013, 3:00 PM

Cardiff

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game2.3

1.6Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Jeremy Simpson

3.96Yellow cards / game

0.35Red cards / game

0.04Penalties scored / game

Based on 23 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Aston Villa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

44.4%

46-60'

22.2%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

22.2%

Cardiff

0-15'

0%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

59%Possession41%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target4

13Total shots11

8Shots off target5

1Blocked shots2

9Shots inside the box8

4Shots outside the box3

8Corners3

2Offsides1

13Fouls19

4Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

5Goalkeeper saves3

347Total passes231

235Accurate passes119

68%Pass accuracy52%

Player ratings

1Jack GrealishAston Villa⚽ 17.9
2S. BambaCardiff7.9
3Sam JohnstoneAston Villa🟨7.7
4Mile JedinakAston Villa7.6
5Nathaniel Mendez-LaingCardiff7.4
6James ChesterAston Villa7.3

Box score

Aston Villa

5James Chester (C)D · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

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6Glenn WhelanM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes70%

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7Robert SnodgrassM · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

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28Axel TuanzebeD · 26'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes88%

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10Jack GrealishM · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes71%

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1Sam JohnstoneG · 90'

🟨7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes38%

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14

14C. HourihaneM · 88'

🟨6.6

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Passes75%

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37Albert AdomahM · 60'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes68%

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27Ahmed El-MohamadyD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes62%

Tackles2

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15Mile JedinakM · 90'

7.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes55%

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45Lewis GrabbanF · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes80%

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Bench (7)

31

31M. BunnG

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22Jonathan KodjiaF · 30'

🟨6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

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18

18J. OnomahM

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9

9S. HoganF

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8

8H. LansburyM

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16James BreeD · 64'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes43%

Tackles1

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4

4C. SambaD · 2'

6.5

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Passes0%

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Cardiff

33Junior HoilettF · 88'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

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24

24M. GrujicM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes59%

Tackles1

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17

17A. GunnarssonM · 90'

🟨6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes53%

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18Callum PatersonM · 90'

🟨6.4

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes47%

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25

25N. EtheridgeG · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes24%

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4

4S. Morrison (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes40%

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3

3J. BennettD · 90'

🟨7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles1

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19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF · 89'

7.4

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes52%

Tackles2

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2

2L. PeltierD · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes52%

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10Kenneth ZohoreF · 68'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

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14

14S. BambaD · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes52%

Tackles4

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Bench (7)

21Craig BrysonM

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29

29J. WardM · 2'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

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44

44G. MadineF · 22'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

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13

13A. PilkingtonF · 1'

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

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5

5B. Écuélé MangaD

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32

32A. TraoréD

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28

28B. MurphyG

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aston Villa vs Cardiff played?+

The match is played at Villa Park, Birmingham (capacity 42,824).

What time does Aston Villa vs Cardiff kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 10, 2018, 6:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).