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 62.13%. A draw had a probability of 21.22% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 16.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.99%) and 1-0 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.91%) , while for a Aston Villa win it was 1-2 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.