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 Manchester City win with a probability of 81.95%. A draw had a probability of 11.7% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 6.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.67%) and 2-1 (8.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.41%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 1-2 (2%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Manchester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 81.95% ( | 11.67% ( | 6.38% ( |
| Both teams to score 49.64% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 71.53% ( | 28.47% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 50.68% ( | 49.32% ( |
| Manchester City Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 94.83% ( | 5.17% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 79.53% ( | 20.47% ( |
| Aston Villa Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 52.35% ( | 47.65% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 17.03% ( | 82.97% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Manchester City | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 2-0 @ 10.8% ( 3-0 @ 10.67% ( 2-1 @ 8.01% ( 3-1 @ 7.91% ( 4-0 @ 7.91% ( 1-0 @ 7.29% ( 4-1 @ 5.86% ( 5-0 @ 4.69% ( 5-1 @ 3.47% ( 3-2 @ 2.93% ( 6-0 @ 2.31% ( 4-2 @ 2.17% ( 6-1 @ 1.72% ( 5-2 @ 1.29% ( 7-0 @ 0.98% ( Other @ 3.93% Total : 81.94% | 1-1 @ 5.41% ( 2-2 @ 2.97% ( 0-0 @ 2.46% ( Other @ 0.83% Total : 11.67% | 1-2 @ 2% ( 0-1 @ 1.82% ( Other @ 2.55% Total : 6.38% |