Aston Villa vs Brentford: result 2-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 22, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Brentford?
Aston Villa and Brentford drew 2-2 on August 22, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 23′N. MaupayBrentford
- 39′Jonathan Adjo KodjiaAston Villa
- 82′N. MaupayBrentford
- 90′Jonathan Adjo KodjiaAston Villa
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Brentford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
4-4-1-1- 26Jonathan Adjo Kodjia
- 7J. McGinn
- 10J. Grealish
- 37A. Adomah
- 27Ahmed El Mohamady
- 15M. Jedinak
- 6G. Whelan
- 4A. Tuanzebe
- 5J. Chester
- 21Alan Hutton
- 1Ø. Nyland
Brentford
4-2-3-1- 11O. Watkins
- 9N. Maupay
- 26E. Konsa
- 7Sergi Canós
- 4Lewis MacLeod
- 10J. McEachran
- 19R. Sawyers
- 6C. Mepham
- 29Y. Barbet
- 22H. Dalsgaard
- 1D. Bentley
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Brentford have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2018 | Ipswich(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Yeovil Town(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Wigan(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Aug 6, 2018 | Hull City(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| May 26, 2018 | Fulham(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2018 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Southend(away) | 4-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Stoke City(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Rotherham(home) | 5-1 | Championship |
| May 6, 2018 | Hull City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Aston Villa wins, 2 draws, 2 Brentford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa | Championship |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Aston Villa 0-0 Brentford | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa | Championship |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Brentford vs Aston Villa on Dec 26, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Brentford | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 4/15 |
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