Aston Villa vs Birmingham: result 1-0 and analysis
League Cup3rd RoundKick-off on September 22, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Birmingham?
Aston Villa won 1-0 on September 22, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 62′Rudy GestedeAston Villa
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
- 11Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor
- 39Rudy Gestede
- 7L. Bacuna
- 9S. Sinclair
- 15A. Westwood
- 17J. Veretout
- 4Micah Richards
- 6C. Clark
- 16Joleon Lescott
- 23J. Amavi
- 1B. Guzan
Birmingham
- 7D. Gray
- 9Clayton Andrew Donaldson
- 6M. Kieftenbeld
- 8Stephen Gleeson
- 19Jacques Ilonda Maghoma
- 26D. Davis
- 3J. Grounds
- 23J. Spector
- 28M. Morrison
- 31Paul Caddis
- 29Tomasz Kuszczak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Birmingham have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2015 | West Brom(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 13, 2015 | Leicester(away) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Sunderland(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Notts County(home) | 5-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 | Ipswich(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Sep 15, 2015 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Bristol City(home) | 4-2 | Championship |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Gillingham(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Aston Villa wins, 2 draws, 0 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2011 | Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Oct 31, 2010 | Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Aston Villa on Jan 16, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.4 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy