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Wed 30 Dec · 20:15 UK · GW18 · model pl-dc-v2

Aston Villa v Liverpool

The Onside model's call for Gameweek 18, from expected goals of 1.16 to 1.38. Recorded before kick-off and graded in public.
AVL win
32%
Draw
28%
LIV win
40%
Score pick
0–1
most likely 1–1
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Who will win Aston Villa vs Liverpool?

The Onside model makes Liverpool the more likely winner of Aston Villa vs Liverpool in Gameweek 18: Aston Villa 32%, draw 28%, Liverpool 40%. The score pick is Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool, and the single most probable scoreline is 1–1. This prediction is timestamped before kick-off and is never revised afterwards.

— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.

Every scoreline, priced

AVL goals down, LIV goals across

AVL ↓LIV 0LIV 1LIV 2LIV 3LIV 4LIV 5
AVL 09.4%9.3%7.5%3.4%1.2%0.3%
AVL 17.6%14.1%8.7%4.0%1.4%0.4%
AVL 25.3%7.3%5.1%2.3%0.8%0.2%
AVL 32.1%2.8%2.0%0.9%0.3%0.1%
AVL 40.6%0.8%0.6%0.3%0.1%0.0%
AVL 50.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%

The engine’s scoreline probabilities — the joint chance of each exact score from the same expected-goals model behind the win call above. The outlined cell is the single most probable score (1–1); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 0.4%.

Your call
AI calls
0–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · ONSIDE MODEL

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.16 — 1.38
★ MODE
1–1
14.1%
0–0
9.4%
0–1
9.3%
1–2
8.7%
1–0
7.6%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
47%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
53%

Model updated from 90 played matches. Scorelines computed from Onside's match model. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

Why the model leans this way
Aston Villa
Attack ranks #10 and defence #9 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Liverpool
Attack ranks #5, defence #3. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.16–1.38.

Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-dc-v2). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.

GW18 · TEAM NEWS

Predicted line-ups & team news

Each XI is picked from who started the club's last five matches, in its usual shape. Flags are FPL's, moved ahead of FPL where a newer club press conference or the Premier League injury list says so. Clubs name the real XI an hour before kick-off.

Aston Villa
4-5-1
GK
Suzuki
DEF
Lindelöf, Maatsen, Pau, Mings
MID
Kamara, Manzambi, McGinn, Gomes, Alysson
FWD
N.Jackson
  • Cash — Suspended until 21 Nov
  • Wan-Bissaka — Hamstring injury - Expected back 21 Nov
  • Ruggeri — Hamstring injury - Expected back 2 Jan
  • Onana — Knee injury - Unknown return date
TEAM NEWS SINCE THEIR LAST MATCH

Nothing from the press room yet — pre-match press conferences usually land Thursday or Friday.

FULL AVL LINE-UP →
Liverpool
4-5-1
GK
A.Becker
DEF
Virgil, Jacquet, Kerkez, Araujo
MID
Wirtz, Mac Allister, Barcola, Gakpo, Munoz
FWD
Isak
  • Frimpong — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
  • Ekitiké — Achilles injury - Unknown return date
  • Jaros — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Bradley — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Leoni — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Gravenberch 75% — Foot injury - 75% chance of playing
TEAM NEWS SINCE THEIR LAST MATCH
FULL LIV LINE-UP →
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