Match Report
In the standings it was Hull City 8th on 8 points, Aston Villa 16th on 4 — separated by 4. Per game in the league, Hull City were scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8, Aston Villa 0.8 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Aston Villa arrived off five straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Hull City held 8 points of 15 and Aston Villa 0.
10 meetings are on record — 1 won by Hull City, 5 by Aston Villa, 4 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
M. Oliver took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game. The venue was MKM Stadium, with room for 25,586 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Hull City 27% · Aston Villa 73% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 3-4