Cardiff v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Cardiff 3–0 Aston Villa

Championship · Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:00 BST

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

Cardiff 3–0 Aston Villa — Cardiff won this Championship match.

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

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 3–0 Aston Villa · Championship
Referee: Tim Robinson, England
Recent form: Cardiff 2W 0D 0L · Aston Villa 1W 1D 0L

Cardiff 3–0 Aston Villa (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 →

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Aston Villa
34%	Possession	66%
15	Shots	10
12	Shots on target	1
2	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	5
12	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	7
0	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	9
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	8
234	Passes	432
59%	Pass accuracy	76%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Peltier	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
S. Morrison	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
S. Bamba	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.8
A. Gunnarsson	90	0	1	1	0	3	7.8
L. Damour	90	0	0	3	3	1	7
J. Ralls	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
J. Hoilett	90	1	1	2	2	3	9
K. Zohorè	89	0	1	4	3	1	7.6
N. Mendez-Laing	86	2	0	4	4	1	8.8
J. Bennett	63	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Richards sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	6.4
D. Ward sub	4	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Kennedy sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	7.5
A. Hutton	90	0	0	2	0	6.1
J. Chester	90	1	0	0	0	6
J. Terry	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Taylor	90	0	0	1	Y	6.8
G. Whelan	90	0	0	1	0	6.1
G. Agbonlahor	90	1	0	1	0	6.5
S. Hogan	90	3	1	0	0	6.7
J. Onomah	77	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Adomah	59	1	0	0	0	6.7
H. Lansbury	58	4	0	1	0	6.5
C. O'Hare	32	0	0	1	0	6.5
Ahmed El Mohamady	31	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Hourihane	13	0	0	0	0	6.8

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

Recent form

CardiffWW

Last 2: 2W 0D 0L · 1.5 scored / 0.5 conceded per game

Aston VillaDW

Last 2: 1W 1D 0L · 1.5 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#4 pos58 pts31 pl+20 GD

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.52

Aston Villa scored1.55

Cardiff conceded0.87

Aston Villa conceded0.87

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