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 Aston Villa win with a probability of 47.04%. A win for Newcastle United had a probability of 29.72% and a draw had a probability of 23.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Aston Villa win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.52%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest Newcastle United win was 1-2 (7.08%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.