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 44.73%. A win for Burnley had a probability of 29.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.01%) and 0-2 (8.07%). The likeliest Burnley win was 1-0 (8.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.