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Aston Villa v Cardiff City : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 28th Feb, 20:00 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

Home advantage can be vital in the FA Cup, and Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will have the blessing of it on Friday night. Metin Diyadin’s Cardiff City are their opponents at the Villa Park. We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head stats across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare FA Cup clash.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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A Villa
47%
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Draw
23%
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Cardiff
31%
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Draw 1-1
10%
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A Villa 2-1
9%
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Cardiff 2-1
7%
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Draw 2-2
7%
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A Villa 1-0
7%
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A Villa 2-0
6%
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A Villa 3-1
6%
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Cardiff 1-0
5%
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A Villa 3-2
4%
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Cardiff 2-0
4%
--
A Villa 3-0
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
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Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
A Villa 4-1
3%
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Over 2.5 Goals
65%
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Under 2.5 Goals
35%
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Home 1st Goal
51%
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Away 1st Goal
47%
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No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
65%
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BTTS - No
35%
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BTTS - Home Win
27%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
53%
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Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
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Under 1.5 Goals
16%
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Over 3.5 Goals
43%
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Under 3.5 Goals
57%
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Over 4.5 Goals
24%
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Under 4.5 Goals
76%
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Over 5.5 Goals
12%
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Under 5.5 Goals
88%
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Over 0.5 Goals
96%
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Under 0.5 Goals
4%
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Home DNB
62%
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Away DNB
47%
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A Villa win to nil
19%
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Cardiff win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win form
A Villa
20 games
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA Villa2 - 1Spurs
AA Villa0 - 2Wolves
HA Villa4 - 2Celtic
HA Villa1 - 1West Ham
AA Villa0 - 1Monaco
AA Villa2 - 2Arsenal
AA Villa1 - 0Everton
HA Villa2 - 1West Ham
HA Villa2 - 1Leicester
HA Villa2 - 2Brighton
AA Villa0 - 3Newcastle
HA Villa2 - 1Man City
AA Villa1 - 2Nottm Forest
AA Villa3 - 2RB Leipzig
HA Villa1 - 0Southampton
HA Villa3 - 1Brentford
AA Villa0 - 3Chelsea
HA Villa0 - 0Juventus
HA Villa2 - 2C Palace
AA Villa0 - 2Liverpool
Cardiff
20 games
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff3 - 3Stoke
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 0Sheff Utd
ACardiff1 - 1M'Boro
HCardiff1 - 1Coventry
ACardiff2 - 1Watford
ACardiff2 - 3Oxford Utd
HCardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
ACardiff2 - 2Stoke
HCardiff0 - 2Preston
ACardiff2 - 2Coventry
HCardiff0 - 2QPR
ACardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
HCardiff1 - 3Blackburn
ACardiff0 - 1Luton
Goal Statistics
A Villa Cardiff
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.9
1.5
Attack rating
2%
better
AVL
CAR
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Games scored14
15
Failed to score6
5
Scored first10
9
Goals scored28
25
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
17%
better
AVL
CAR
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Games conceded17
18
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded29
37
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
20%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+17%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between A Villa v Cardiff will show here when available.

A Villa FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2211
E KonsaM RogersM RogersM Rogers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Maatsen DEF2
-
E Konsa DEF2
-
Y Tielemans MID2
-
J Ramsey MID21
-
B Kamara MID2
-
M Rogers MID221
1
-
L Bailey FWD2
-
R Olsen GLK1
-
E Martínez GLK1
-
A García DEF1
-
M Cash DEF1
-
L Digne DEF1
-
T Mings DEF1
-
A Onana MID11
-
L Bogarde MID1
-
R Barkley MID1
-
J McGinn MID1
-
M Asensio FWD1
-
M Rashford FWD1
-
O Watkins FWD11
-
D Malen FWD11
-
Cardiff FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2211
E HorvathR ColwillJ BaganW Fish
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK2
-
J Daland DEF2
-
W Fish DEF2
1
-
J Bagan DEF21
-
R Colwill MID22
1
-
A Rinomhota MID2
-
J Ralls MID2
-
L. Giles DEF1
-
P Ng DEF1
-
R. Kpakio DEF1
-
C Chambers DEF1
-
A Ramsey MID1
-
W Alves MID1
-
S Mannsverk MID1
-
A Robertson MID1
-
C. Ashford MID11
-
C Willock MID1
-
C O'Dowda MID1
1
-
Y Salech FWD11
-
L Pearce FWD1
-
A Ghazi FWD11
-
O Tanner FWD1
-