Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bologna win with a probability of 38.35%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 36.93% and a draw had a probability of 24.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.15%) and 2-0 (6.02%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 0-1 (8.23%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.