Aston Villa vs Cardiff: result 2-0 and analysis
FA Cup5th RoundKick-off on February 28, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Cardiff?
Aston Villa won 2-0 on February 28, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 68′Marco AsensioAston Villa
- 80′Marco AsensioAston Villa
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Cardiff
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1- 11O. Watkins
- 9M. Rashford
- 21Marco Asensio
- 31L. Bailey
- 8Y. Tielemans
- 7J. McGinn
- 22I. Maatsen
- 26L. Bogarde
- 4E. Konsa
- 16Andrés García
- 23E. Martínez
Cardiff
3-4-2-1- 47C. Robinson
- 16C. Willock
- 20A. El Ghazi
- 49L. Giles
- 27R. Colwill
- 10A. Ramsey
- 38P. Ng
- 2W. Fish
- 4D. Goutas
- 48D. Lawlor
- 1E. Horvath
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Cardiff have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Chelsea(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Liverpool(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Ipswich(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 9, 2025 | Tottenham(home) | 2-1 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Hull City(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Plymouth(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Bristol City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Stoke City(away) | 3-3 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Aston Villa wins, 1 draw, 3 Cardiff wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2022 | Cardiff 3-1 Aston Villa | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 10, 2018 | Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Cardiff 3-0 Aston Villa | Championship |
| Jan 2, 2017 | Cardiff 1-0 Aston Villa | Championship |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Aston Villa 3-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Cardiff 0-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Aston Villa on Nov 30, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.5 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Cardiff | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
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