Aston Villa vs Cardiff City Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The Villans were the better side against the Bluebirds the last time both sides met.

Aston Villa are all set to host Cardiff City in the FA Cup 2024-25 fifth-round fixture. The Villans took down Tottenham Hotspur in their last FA Cup battle to proceed. The Bluebirds on the other hand defeated Stoke City in their last English Cup match. Cardiff City won on penalties to get through.

Aston Villa will be at home which will be an advantage for them. They will be low on confidence considering their performance in their last fixture. The Villans fell prey to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

It was a poor performance from them away from home. Against Cardiff City, they will have to come up with a good performance to get to the next stage.

Cardiff City will be away from home but their record against Aston Villa isn’t poor. The Bluebirds are not in their best of forms and they will have to give their all if they want to get to the next stage of the tournament. Cardiff City do have the calibre to outplay the Villans but it will totally depend on the style of play.

Kick-off:

• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: Villa Park
• Date: Saturday, March 1
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 IST / Friday, February 28: 20:00 GMT , 15:00 ET , 12:00 PT
• Referee: Peter Bankes
• VAR: In use

A Fifth Round tie against Cardiff City is up next in the FA Cup 🔜 pic.twitter.com/ENbixayvqk

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 26, 2025

Form:

Aston Villa: W-D-D-W-L

Cardiff City: D-L-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Marco Asensio (Aston Villa)

The Spanish forward scored a brace and led Aston Villa to a win in their important league match against Chelsea. But Marco Asensio failed to strike a goal in his last match for Villa. Asensio lacks consistency but he will be looking to step up for the Villans when they take on the Bluebirds. He can play in the centre and can also lead the attack from the right.

🤩 https://t.co/Rftjhbc9S0

— Marco Asensio (@marcoasensio10) February 23, 2025

Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City)

The young midfielder has scored a couple of goals in the last two FA Cup matches for the Bluebirds. The attacking midfielder can also lead the attack from upfront and also from the left-hand side providing his team with different variety of plays.

Match Facts

• This will be the 39th meeting across all competitions.
• Cardiff City have emerged victorious in only one of their last five games in all competitions.
• Aston Villa defeated Spurs in their last FA Cup fixture by 2-1.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Aston Villa to win @2/9 Bet Godwin
• Goals under 3.5 @4/6 betfair
• Ollie Watkins to score @3/1 skybet

Injury and Team News

Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings and three other squad members will not be available for Aston Villa.

Cardiff City will be without the services of Jesper Daland, David Turnbull and a couple of other players due to injuries.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 38

Aston Villa won: 18

Cardiff City won: 16

Draws: 4

Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Bogarde, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans; Rogers, Asensio, Rashford; Watkins

Cardiff City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Horvath (GK); Rinomhota, Fish, Bagan, Giles; Ramsey, Mannsverk; El Ghazi, Colwill, Willock; Salech

Prediction:

It looks like the Premier League side should be too much to handle for the opposition.

Aston Villa 3-0 Cardiff City

Telecast Details

India: Sony LIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: BBC Radio 5, tabii

USA: ESPN+

Nigeria: SuperSport GOtv football

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