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Aston Villa vs Brentford – Predictions

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Premier League · Regular Season - 14

Kick-off

Wed 4 Dec 2024

20:15

Venue

Villa Park

Competition

Premier League

England

Status

FT

🧮 Model Insight

Model Mechanics

Working from Aston Villa's attack rating (1.00) and Brentford's defence rating (0.98), the model arrives at 1.59 expected goals for the home side. The same calculation in reverse, Brentford's attack versus Aston Villa's defence, projects 1.14 expected goals for the visitors.

These ratings are built from 51/51 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.

The Exact-Score Picture

Run the expected-goals figures through the full scoreline distribution and 1-1 emerges as the single most likely result, at 13.4%. Close behind: 2-1 (9.4%), 1-0 (8.8%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 32% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.

Most Likely Outcome

Aston Villa Win

46%

Aston Villa

2.19

29%

Draw

3.50

26%

Brentford

3.90

Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines

1 – 1

11.8%

Draw

Most likely

1 – 0

10.3%

Home win

2 – 1

9.4%

Home win

Expected Goals & Win Odds

1.59

Aston Villa xG

Total xG

2.73

1.14

Brentford xG

46%
29%
26%
Aston VillaDrawBrentford

2.19

46%

Home win

3.50

29%

Draw

3.90

26%

Away win

Goals Markets

76%

Over 1.5

1.32

24%

Under 1.5

4.17

51%

Over 2.5

1.96

49%

Under 2.5

2.04

29%

Over 3.5

3.45

71%

Under 3.5

1.41

14%

Over 4.5

7.14

86%

Under 4.5

1.16

Match Markets

Both Teams to Score

56%

BTTS Yes

1.78

44%

BTTS No

2.27

Clean Sheet

32%

Aston Villa

3.14

20%

Brentford

4.88

Win to Nil

15%

Aston Villa

6.86

5%

Brentford

19.05

Score Probability Matrix (%)

H \ A 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 6.5 7.5 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.1
1 10.3 11.8 6.8 2.6 0.7 0.2
2 8.2 9.4 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.1
3 4.3 5.0 2.8 1.1 0.3 0.1
4 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.1
5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1

Green = home win Β· Grey = draw Β· Amber = away win Β· White ring = most likely score

Model Internals
λ Home (xG) 1.586
λ Away (xG) 1.144
Total xG 2.730
League avg home goals 1.602
League avg away goals 1.416
Aston Villa attack strength 1.005
Aston Villa defence strength 1.015
Brentford attack strength 0.796
Brentford defence strength 0.985
Data phase CurrentSeason
Games used (H/A) 51 / 51

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most likely scoreline for Aston Villa vs Brentford?

Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 13.4%.

How many goals are Aston Villa and Brentford expected to score?

The model projects 1.59 expected goals for Aston Villa and 1.14 for Brentford, a combined total of 2.73.

How confident is the prediction model for Aston Villa vs Brentford?

Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 46%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.