Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 35

Apr 30, 2022 at 3pm UK

Villa Park

Aston Villa
2 - 0
Norwich

Watkins (41'), Ings (90+3')
Chambers (44'), Iroegbunam (61'), Ings (65'), Ramsey (67')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Aarons (23')

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The Match

Match Report

Norwich City are relegated from the Premier League courtesy of a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Aston Villa

Last Six:

Last Game: Man City 3-2 Aston Villa
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
13	Brentford	38	-8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	-2	45
15	Southampton	38	-24	40

Norwich City

Last Six:

Last Game: Norwich 0-5 Spurs
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Burnley	38	-19	35
19	Watford	38	-43	23
20	Norwich City	38	-61	22

Data Analysis

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 53.73%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Norwich City had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 2-0 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.05%), while for a Norwich City win it was 0-1 (6.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.

Result
Aston Villa	Draw	Norwich City
53.73%	23.37%	22.9%

Both teams to score 54.65%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.15%

45.84%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.84%

68.16%

Aston Villa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.01%

16.99%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.89%

47.11%

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.84%

34.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.14%

70.85%

Score Analysis

Aston Villa 53.73%

Norwich City 22.9%

Draw 23.37%

Aston Villa	Draw	Norwich City
1-0 @ 10.28% 2-1 @ 9.79% 2-0 @ 9.12% 3-1 @ 5.79% 3-0 @ 5.39% 3-2 @ 3.11% 4-1 @ 2.56% 4-0 @ 2.39% 4-2 @ 1.38% 5-1 @ 0.91% Other @ 3.02% Total : 53.73%	1-1 @ 11.05% 0-0 @ 5.81% 2-2 @ 5.26% 3-3 @ 1.11% Other @ 0.14% Total : 23.37%	0-1 @ 6.23% 1-2 @ 5.93% 0-2 @ 3.35% 1-3 @ 2.13% 2-3 @ 1.88% 0-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 2.17% Total : 22.9%