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Peter Green - November 22, 2018
Aston Villa vs Birmingham
England – Championship
Date: Sunday, 25 November 2018
Kick-off at 12.00 UK/ 13.00 CET
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham.
Two teams, similarly placed in the league standings, in the mid-table to be precise, take on each other at the Villa Park, this Sunday, to draw a curtain on the 18th round of the English Championship.
Birmingham had to endure a home draw against a team threatened of relegation this season, last matchday. They were hosting Hull, and Birmingham satisfied their fans with two first-half goals. At halftime, the scoreline read 2-0 in favor of Birmingham. The fans were expecting the home team to pile on the poor visitors.
But the story changed in the next half. Hull came a different beast in the next half. They put three goals past the home defense in a row. The scoreline changed to 2-3. Hull was threatening the hosts with a humiliating defeat, when Adams, the scorer of the first two goals, turned the savior once again. He completed his hattrick and rescued a point for his team.
Aston Villa recorded a tough away victory against an equally tough opponent, Derby. On top of keeping a clean sheet, Aston Villa put three goals in the space of ten minutes against a team with realistic chances of promotion to the Premier League next season. Villa morale must be sky high right now.
The hosts are high on confidence after inflicting one of the playoff favorites, Derby, with an away loss, last weekend, on the road.
Aston Villa has lost only once against this opposition, in their last 14 head-to-head ties. Villa recorded nine wins during this stretch.
In their last two matches, Villa recorded wins while keeping clean sheets along with them. Whereas Birmingham remained winless in both of their last two matches and conceded three each in those ties.
Aston Villa will comfortably win this tie, using their recent form, their home advantage, and Birmingham’s recent struggling away form. Villa will win both the halves as well.
