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Bristol City vs Aston Villa: result 3-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 5Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City
3-1
Aston Villa

Full time

What was the result of Bristol City vs Aston Villa?

Bristol City won 3-1 on August 27, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 5′J. GrealishAston Villa
  • 59′T. AbrahamBristol City
  • 61′J. BryanBristol City
  • 81′Lee TomlinBristol City

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Aston Villa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

4-2-3-1
  1. 9T. Abraham
  1. 15L. Freeman
  2. 10Lee Tomlin
  3. 14B. De Cordova-Reid
  1. 6G. O'Neil
  2. 3J. Bryan
  1. 23H. Magnússon
  2. 4A. Flint
  3. 2M. Little
  4. 13Scott Golbourne
  1. 12R. O'Donnell

Aston Villa

4-4-2
  1. 10J. Ayew
  2. 44Ross McCormack
  1. 40J. Grealish
  2. 7L. Bacuna
  3. 15A. Westwood
  4. 25M. Jedinak
  1. 12J. Chester
  2. 6T. Elphick
  3. 27R. De Laet
  4. 28A. Cissokho
  1. 1P. Gollini
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol City have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Aston Villa have 1, 3 and 11.

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

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2016Scunthorpe(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 20, 2016Newcastle(home)0-1Championship
Aug 16, 2016Norwich(away)0-1Championship
Aug 13, 2016Burton Albion(away)2-1Championship
Aug 9, 2016Wycombe(away)1-0League Cup
Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016Derby(away)0-0Championship
Aug 16, 2016Huddersfield(home)1-1Championship
Aug 13, 2016Rotherham(home)3-0Championship
Aug 10, 2016Luton(away)1-3League Cup
Aug 7, 2016Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-1Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 1.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 0.7 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City1.81.238/159/15
Aston Villa0.72.035/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Bristol City15537162418

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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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