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 Manchester City win with a probability of 44.42%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 31.47% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.33%) and 0-2 (6.81%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 2-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.