Aston Villa vs Stoke PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/12/2018

Aston Villa and Stoke City meet at Villa Park, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 10-03-2015, for the Premier League, which ended in a 1-0 victory for Stoke City. The only goal of the match was scored by M. Arnautović (55 ‘). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Stoke City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Aston Villa:

The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 32 points won, after 8 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Middlesbrough, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against West Bromwich Albion, by (2-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the league, Aston Villa won 19 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Aston Villa enters this match with a draw, 2-2, in the displacement to the field of West Bromwich Albion: the two goals of the team were marked by El Ghazi. It should be noted that the local team has the sixth best performance in the house: 5 wins in 10 games played. The trainer Dean Smith usually acts in a 4-2-3-1, favoring a more leisurely style of play, of constant organizations, attacking, preferably, by the lateral runners. It should be noted that in this tactical drawing, the three most advanced players are El Gazhi, Yannick Bolasie and Tammy Abraham: the latter is the best score of Aston Villa, with 11 goals scored. Out of this game are Adomah, Lansbury and Taylor, all with physical problems.

Probable alignment: Ø. Nyland, A. Hutton, J. Chester, A. Tuanzebe, N. Taylor, J. Grealish, J. McGinn, C. Hourihane, T. Abraham, A. El Ghazi, Y. Bolasie.

Stoke City:

After 7 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 30 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Ipswich Town by (2-0), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Reading, by (2-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Stoke City has 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final score was 2-2 (4 out of 10 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.

The Stoke City enters this day with a triumph, by 2-0, in the reception to Ipswich, adding the eighth meeting followed without losing in the championship: the goals of the team were marked by Tom Ince and Joe Allen. We emphasize that the visitors won only 2 wins in 10 games played away from home. Unlike the rival of this round, Stoke City usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are McClean, Tom Ince and Afobe. The visiting club, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the end Tom Ince. For this game the coach does not have Etebo, suspended, in addition to Afellay, due to injury.

Probable Alignment: J. Butland, E. Pieters, B. Martins Indi, R. Shawcross, R. Martina, J. Allen, T. Ince, R. Woods, J. McClean, S. Clucas, B. Afobe.


PREDICTION: Aston Villa to win @ 1.95

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