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 39.57%. A win for Bologna had a probability of 35.08% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (6.43%). The likeliest Bologna win was 0-1 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.