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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 48.67%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 26.41% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.44%) and 0-2 (8.53%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.