Aston Villa vs Cardiff Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Alan Johnson, Football Analyst | Published: 4 months ago | Last Updated: Mar 1, 02:00 | 4 min read

Aston Villa FC

Football England - FA Cup Villa Park Sat 1 Mar 03:00

Cardiff City FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Goals at Both Ends Likely

The Both Teams to Score market offers value for bettors backing BTTS Yes and our prediction simply involves Aston Villa and Cardiff to score at 2.38 in order to get a return.

Match Preview

Aston Villa had 64% possession and two shots on target when losing 4-1 away to Crystal Palace in their last game. Morgan Rogers found the net for the Birmingham side in the Premier League encounter at Selhurst Park.

Cardiff City won 1-0 at home against Hull City in their previous match. The Bluebirds were restricted to 33% possession and recorded four shots on target in the Championship clash at Cardiff City Stadium, with Callum Robinson scoring the winner.

In the 4th round of the FA Cup, Villa beat Tottenham 2-1 at home, while Cardiff won on penalties (3-3 AET) away to Stoke.

Aston Villa – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 2 losses and 5 draws, averaging 1.4 goals from 12.9 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal. Villa have had 56.5% possession, 474.3 passes and 6.8 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.6 goals from 11.9 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal, while earning 4.6 corners.

Top goalscorer Ollie Watkins has found the net 5 times, with Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio and Youri Tielemans scoring 2 each. Ollie Watkins has the most assists with 3, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has one clean sheet.

Cardiff – Last 10 League Games

Cardiff have 3 victories, 2 defeats and 5 draws, with an average of 1.3 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 8.0 attempts. Omer Riza's team have averaged 45.0% possession, 4.1 corners awarded and 5.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.6 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 7.8 attempts.

Callum Robinson got 4 goals, Yousef Salech notched 3, while Callum O'Dowda and two other players scored 1. Will Alves, Cian Ashford and Andy Rinomhota have been the top assists providers with 1 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Aston Villa confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez (GK), Andres Garcia, Ezri Konsa, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Leon Bailey, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins.

Cardiff confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Ethan Horvath (GK), William Fish, Dimitrios Goutas, Dylan Lawlor, Perry Ng, Aaron Ramsey, Rubin Colwill, Luey Giles, Anwar El-Ghazi, Callum Robinson, Chris Willock.

View All Team News

Expert FA Cup Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Aston Villa vs Cardiff stats:

  • 8 of the last 10 Villa home matches have resulted in BTTS Yes
  • The last 5 Villa matches have resulted in BTTS Yes
  • Villa have scored 2 or more goals in 14 of their 28 Premier League matches this season
  • 7 of the last 10 Cardiff away matches have resulted in BTTS Yes

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Prediction

The away team should find the net in this FA Cup game and we’re also expecting their opponents to score. BTTS Yes is our prediction at 2.38 if you head to the Both Teams to Score market.

If you want to get more bang for the buck, then there’s the option to combine a selection from the Full-Time Result market with Both Teams to Score Yes instead.

Our Pick

Both Team To Score - Yes @ 2.38 Bet Now bet365 logo
Gamble responsibly 18+. All odds are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change. To use the Bookmaker Live Streaming services you will need to be logged in and have a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. Geo-restrictions apply.
Published 08:25, 27 February 2025

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Odds

You might not get rich backing Aston Villa at 1.17 to win this FA Cup match. However, these bookies betting odds imply a high 86% chance of winning the game. Cardiff are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 19.00.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds. The Both Teams to Score No option is 1.53 if you think at least one side will fail to score.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any FA Cup match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Best Betting Offers

Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa Betting Stats

Cardiff logo Cardiff Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 6 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 6 defeats and 8 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Aston Villa

Cardiff

Goals / match
1.6 2.2
Conceded / match
1.8 1.8
Total / match
3.4 4

Corners

Corners

Aston Villa

Cardiff

For / match
7.2 4.6
Against / match
4 5.2
Total / match
11.2 9.8

Possession

Possession

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Aston Villa vs Cardiff team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Lineups

Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Cardiff Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

23 Emiliano Martinez
16 Andres Garcia 4 Ezri Konsa 26 Lamare Bogarde 22 Ian Maatsen
7 John McGinn 8 Youri Tielemans
31 Leon Bailey 21 Marco Asensio 9 Marcus Rashford
11 Ollie Watkins
1 Ethan Horvath
2 William Fish 4 Dimitrios Goutas 48 Dylan Lawlor
38 Perry Ng 10 Aaron Ramsey 27 Rubin Colwill 49 Luey Giles
20 Anwar El-Ghazi 47 Callum Robinson 16 Chris Willock

Cardiff Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Aston Villa Substitutes

  • 12Lucas Digne
  • 25Robin Olsen
  • 27Morgan Rogers
  • 41Jacob Ramsey
  • 44Boubacar Kamara
  • 45Triston Rowe
  • 48Oliwier Zych
  • 56Jamaldeen Jimoh

Cardiff Substitutes

  • 11Callum O'Dowda
  • 15S. H. Mannsverk
  • 18Alex Robertson
  • 22Yousef Salech
  • 23Joel Bagan
  • 39Isaak Davies
  • 41Matthew Turner
  • 45Cian Ashford
  • 53Tanatswa Nyakuhwa

Previous Aston Villa Lineups

26 Feb Premier League
Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa
23 Feb Premier League
Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
20 Feb Premier League
Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool

Previous Cardiff Lineups

26 Feb Championship
Cardiff 1-0 Hull
22 Feb Championship
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff
15 Feb Championship
Cardiff 1-1 Bristol City

If you’re looking for the Aston Villa vs Cardiff lineups, then we have predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with the substitutes for each team.

Team Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Cardiff Squad

Find out the squads on a team-by-team basis, with stats available for each player.

England FlagTables & Standings

England FlagPremier League 2025/2026

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Brighton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Everton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Leeds 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Man City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Man United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Newcastle 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nott’m Forest 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Tottenham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 West Ham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Wolverhampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

England FlagLeague One 2025/2026

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Bolton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Bradford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Burton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Cardiff 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Exeter 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Luton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Mansfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Northampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Peterborough 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Stockport 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wigan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 Wycombe 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

The FA Cup standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information

Next Predictions