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The Match
Match Report
Saints had both a penalty shout inside the opening period and a stoppage-time offside decision go against them.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Southampton and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 37.66%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 36.34% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.32%) and 0-2 (6.31%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-0 (9.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Aston Villa in this match.
| Result | ||
| Southampton | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 36.34% | 26% | 37.66% |
| Both teams to score 54.23% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
