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 38.55%. A win for Chelsea had a probability of 37.75% and a draw had a probability of 23.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Aston Villa win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.91%) and 2-0 (5.17%). The likeliest Chelsea win was 1-2 (8.36%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.51%).