Aston Villa vs Reading — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 5

Aston Villa

1–1Full-time

Reading

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

LLLWDWGoals 11-14

Villa Park, Birmingham · Capacity 42,824 · grass · Referee: England Darren

Match events

46'Jack Grealish (Conor Hourihane)
46'Modou Barrow (Yakou Meite)
51'Ahmed El-Mohamady (A. El Ghazi)
58'Yakou Meite
67'A. El Ghazi (Albert Adomah)
67'S. Aluko (Josh Sims)
70'Josh Sims
81'Jón Daði Böðvarsson (M. McNulty)
90+1'Jonathan Kodjia (N. Taylor)
90+3'S. Baldock

Lineups

Aston Villa

Reading

4-4-1-1

4-4-2

S. BruceCoach

P. Clement

Bench (7)

Match trends

Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Reading have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 7 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 7 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 7 meetings

4Aston Villa wins

1Draws

2Reading wins

10-7Goals

Reading

0–0Feb 2, 2019, 3:00 PM

Aston Villa

3–0Apr 3, 2018, 6:45 PM

Reading

2–1Aug 15, 2017, 7:00 PM

Aston Villa

1–3Apr 15, 2017, 2:00 PM

Reading

1–2Oct 18, 2016, 7:00 PM

Aston Villa

Reading

1–2Mar 9, 2013, 3:00 PM

Aston Villa

1–0Nov 27, 2012, 8:00 PM

Reading

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game1.1

1.6Goals conceded per game1.4

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

Referee

England Darren

3.85Yellow cards / game

0.08Red cards / game

0.31Penalties scored / game

Based on 13 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%

Reading

0-15'

20%

16-30'

10%

31-45'

20%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

59%Possession41%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target7

21Total shots10

9Shots off target1

4Blocked shots2

11Shots inside the box7

10Shots outside the box3

4Corners9

1Offsides1

9Fouls13

0Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

6Goalkeeper saves7

502Total passes339

403Accurate passes227

80%Pass accuracy67%

Player ratings

1Ø. NylandAston Villa7.9
2Vito MannoneReading7.8
3John McGinnAston Villa7.6
4Ahmed El-MohamadyAston Villa⚽ 17.6
5A. El GhaziAston Villa🅰️ 17.5
6Mile JedinakAston Villa7.2

Box score

Aston Villa

7John McGinnM · 90'

7.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels50%

5James Chester (C)D · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels45%

20Birkir BjarnasonM · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels46%

4Axel TuanzebeD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels55%

22

22A. El GhaziM · 67'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels50%

10Jack GrealishM · 45'

7.1

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels50%

1

1Ø. NylandG · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels—

26Jonathan KodjiaF · 89'

6.8

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels31%

27Ahmed El-MohamadyD · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels40%

15Mile JedinakM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes77%

Tackles1

Duels78%

21

21A. HuttonD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels55%

Bench (7)

3

3N. TaylorD · 1'

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels—

6Glenn WhelanM

—

23

23André MoreiraG

—

14Conor HourihaneM · 45'

7.0

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Shots1/5 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels50%

37Albert AdomahM · 23'

6.7

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

24

24T. ElphickD

—

29Rushian Hepburn-MurphyF

—

Reading

7

7L. BacunaM · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels40%

8

8D. MeylerM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles1

Duels59%

23Jón Daði BöðvarssonF · 81'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels41%

1Vito MannoneG · 90'

7.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes41%

Tackles—

Duels100%

14

14S. AlukoM · 67'

6.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels38%

6

6L. Moore (C)D · 90'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

Duels67%

20Tiago IloriD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels71%

24Tyler BlackettD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels56%

17Modou BarrowM · 45'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels100%

3

3A. YiadomD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels60%

9

9S. BaldockF · 90'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels29%

Bench (7)

4

4J. O'SheaD

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21Yakou MeiteM · 45'

🟨6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes33%

Tackles2

Duels59%

38

38L. KellyM

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28

28S. WalkerG

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10John SwiftM

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29

29M. McNultyF · 9'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels100%

19Josh SimsM · 23'

🟨7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels50%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aston Villa vs Reading played?+

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

What time does Aston Villa vs Reading kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 25, 2018, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).