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Aston Villa vs Blackburn: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 16Kick-off on November 5, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
2-1
Blackburn

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Blackburn?

Aston Villa won 2-1 on November 5, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 54′S. GallagherBlackburn
  • 58′Jonathan Adjo KodjiaAston Villa (pen.)
  • 70′Jonathan Adjo KodjiaAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Blackburn

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
  1. 26Jonathan Adjo Kodjia
  1. 44Ross McCormack
  2. 40J. Grealish
  3. 22G. Gardner
  1. 37A. Adomah
  2. 25M. Jedinak
  1. 23J. Amavi
  2. 2N. Baker
  3. 12J. Chester
  4. 21Alan Hutton
  1. 1P. Gollini

Blackburn

4-4-2
  1. 19S. Gallagher
  2. 17M. Emnes
  1. 6J. Lowe
  2. 26D. Lenihan
  3. 29C. Evans
  4. 10B. Marshall
  1. 23Danny Sean Guthrie
  2. 32C. Conway
  3. 14C. Mulgrew
  4. 3G. Greer
  1. 1J. Steele
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats; Blackburn have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 30, 2016Birmingham(away)1-1Championship
Oct 22, 2016Fulham(home)1-0Championship
Oct 18, 2016Reading(away)2-1Championship
Oct 15, 2016Wolves(home)1-1Championship
Oct 1, 2016Preston(away)0-2Championship
Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2016Wolves(home)1-1Championship
Oct 22, 2016Bristol City(away)0-1Championship
Oct 18, 2016Nottingham Forest(home)2-1Championship
Oct 15, 2016Ipswich(home)0-0Championship
Oct 1, 2016Birmingham(away)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Aston Villa wins, 1 draw, 1 Blackburn win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2012Blackburn 1-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Aug 20, 2011Aston Villa 3-1 BlackburnPremier League
Feb 26, 2011Aston Villa 4-1 BlackburnPremier League
Nov 21, 2010Blackburn 2-0 Aston VillaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Aston Villa on Mar 3, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.11.1410/155/15
Blackburn1.21.319/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Blackburn10433151315

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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

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