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Aston Villa vs Swansea: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 20, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
1-0
Swansea

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Swansea?

Aston Villa won 1-0 on October 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 8′T. AbrahamAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Swansea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-4-1-1
  1. 18T. Abraham
  1. 7J. McGinn
  1. 10J. Grealish
  2. 37A. Adomah
  3. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  4. 20B. Bjarnason
  1. 4A. Tuanzebe
  2. 5J. Chester
  3. 3N. Taylor
  4. 21Alan Hutton
  1. 1Ø. Nyland

Swansea

3-4-3
  1. 9O. McBurnie
  2. 19B. McKay
  3. 10B. Celina
  1. 23C. Roberts
  2. 27J. Fulton
  3. 8L. Fer
  4. 22J. Rodon
  1. 50C. Harries
  2. 5M. van der Hoorn
  3. 3M. Olsson
  1. 1K. Nordfeldt
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Swansea have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Millwall(away)1-2Championship
Oct 2, 2018Preston(home)3-3Championship
Sep 28, 2018Bristol City(away)1-1Championship
Sep 22, 2018Sheffield Wednesday(home)1-2Championship
Sep 18, 2018Rotherham(home)2-0Championship
Swansea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Ipswich(home)2-3Championship
Oct 2, 2018Wigan(away)0-0Championship
Sep 29, 2018QPR(home)3-0Championship
Sep 22, 2018Middlesbrough(away)0-0Championship
Sep 18, 2018Stoke City(away)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Aston Villa wins, 1 draw, 5 Swansea wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 19, 2016Swansea 1-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Oct 24, 2015Aston Villa 1-2 SwanseaPremier League
Mar 21, 2015Aston Villa 0-1 SwanseaPremier League
Dec 26, 2014Swansea 1-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Apr 26, 2014Swansea 4-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Dec 28, 2013Aston Villa 1-1 SwanseaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Swansea vs Aston Villa on Mar 19, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 0.9 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.41.5211/157/15
Swansea0.90.965/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Swansea12723161323

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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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