Aston Villa v Cardiff result

Full-time · Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff

Championship · Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:45 BST · Villa Park

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff — Aston Villa won this Championship match.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: Jeremy Simpson, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Aston Villa 0 · draws 0 · Cardiff 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L · Cardiff 3W 1D 1L

Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.75 / 5.14

Corners

against 4.25 / 6.86 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

7.5 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 4 / 5 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 2

Cards

against 3 / 1.57 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 April 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 April 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 6.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16.25 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.29 for · 16.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	7.5 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.14 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Davis n 8	16.9	3.3 3/1	2 2/1	—
M. Jedinak n 8	65.8	2.2 6/3	0.7 2/2	—
R. Snodgrass n 8	81.8	2.1 5/4	2.3 5/3	—
L. Grabban n 8	72.4	1.9 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
J. Onomah n 8	38	1.8 5/1	1.2 3/1	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kodjia n 8	57.6	3.7 6/6	1.8 6/3
S. Hogan n 8	47.8	2.8 6/3	1.6 4/2
A. Adomah n 8	77.5	2.5 7/7	1 5/2
R. Hepburn-Murphy n 4	19.8	2.3 2/0	1.1 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	72.4	2.2 6/6	0.9 4/2

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	72.4	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
H. Lansbury n 8	60.6	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
R. Snodgrass n 8	81.8	0.1 1/0	0.7 5/0
J. Kodjia n 8	57.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
A. Adomah n 8	77.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Adomah n 8	77.5	0.7 2/2
B. Bjarnason n 8	61	0.6 2/1
J. Chester n 8	90	0.3 2/0
A. Hutton n 8	85.1	0.3 1/1
R. Snodgrass n 8	81.8	0.3 2/0

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	2.5 5/5

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Madine n 8	42.5	3.4 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
A. Pilkington n 6	22.5	3.3 4/1	3.3 4/1	—
L. Damour n 8	51.8	2.4 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
A. Traoré n 8	70.5	2.2 6/4	1.4 6/3	—
K. Harris n 3	31.3	1.9 2/0	0 0/0	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pilkington n 6	22.5	4.7 6/1	2 3/0
K. Zohorè n 8	77.8	3.5 8/7	1.3 7/2
S. Morrison n 8	74.5	2.6 7/4	1.7 6/2
C. Paterson n 8	81.3	2.4 7/6	0.8 5/1
J. Ralls n 8	90	2.1 6/4	0.8 4/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Pilkington n 6	22.5	2 3/0	0.7 1/0
K. Zohorè n 8	77.8	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
C. Paterson n 8	81.3	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
G. Madine n 8	42.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
J. Bennett n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 1/1

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Gunnarsson n 8	59.1	1 2/2
S. Bamba n 8	90	0.4 2/1
L. Peltier n 8	75.6	0.4 1/1
B. Ecuele Manga n 8	90	0.3 1/1
M. Grujić n 8	77.8	0.3 2/0

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90	3.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Cardiff
59%	Possession	41%
13	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	19
4	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	3
347	Passes	231
68%	Pass accuracy	52%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.7
Ahmed El Mohamady	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Chester	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
M. Jedinak	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.6
G. Whelan	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Snodgrass	90	0	0	0	2	0	Y	6.8
J. Grealish	90	1	2	1	4	0	0	7.9
L. Grabban	90	0	3	0	2	0	0	6.8
C. Hourihane	88	0	2	1	1	0	Y	6.6
A. Adomah	60	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Tuanzebe	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
James Bree sub	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
J. Kodjia sub	30	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.8
C. Samba sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
L. Peltier	90	1	1	0	0	Y	6.8
S. Morrison	90	3	0	1	0	0	7
S. Bamba	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.9
J. Bennett	90	0	0	1	1	Y	7.1
A. Gunnarsson	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
M. Grujić	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Paterson	90	3	1	1	0	Y	6.4
N. Mendez-Laing	89	2	1	1	2	0	7.4
J. Hoilett	88	0	0	1	2	0	7
K. Zohorè	68	2	1	1	0	0	6.7
G. Madine	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Ward	2	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
A. Pilkington	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

CardiffWWWDL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Aston Villa 0 · 0 draws · Cardiff 1 · 3 goals/game

2017-08-12 Cardiff 3–0 Aston Villa

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Cardiff#4 pos58 pts31 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.55

Cardiff scored1.52

Aston Villa conceded0.87

Cardiff conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Cardiff?: In their last 1 meetings, Aston Villa won 0, Cardiff won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Cardiff?: Recent form — Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L; Cardiff 3W 1D 1L.

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