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Who will win Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?

Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest. Before kick-off the model gave Aston Villa 44%, the draw 28% and Nottingham Forest 28%, with a score pick of 1–0. Every prediction is published before the match and never revised.

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

Every scoreline, priced

AVL goals down, NFO goals across

AVL ↓NFO 0NFO 1NFO 2NFO 3NFO 4NFO 5
AVL 08.4%5.7%3.6%1.2%0.3%0.1%
AVL 110.1%13.1%6.0%2.0%0.5%0.1%
AVL 29.4%9.6%4.9%1.7%0.4%0.1%
AVL 35.1%5.3%2.7%0.9%0.2%0.0%
AVL 42.1%2.2%1.1%0.4%0.1%0.0%
AVL 50.7%0.7%0.4%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 0.7%.

Full time · GW4 · model pl-market-v2

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest1–2

Onside's model gives Aston Villa a 44% chance of beating Nottingham Forest in Gameweek 4, with 28% on the draw and 28% on an away win. The score prediction is Aston Villa 1–0 Nottingham Forest, from expected goals of 1.64 to 1.02. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Aston Villa
44%
Draw
28%
Nottingham Forest
28%
Model pick: 1–0 · most probable 1–1
OUR RECORD — MODEL RECEIPTS →
Was the model right?
Model pick · locked pre-kickoff
1–1
Final score
1–2
Graded
0 · missed

Recorded before kickoff, graded by the same 5/3/2/0 scoring as every player in the prediction league. Full season record: model receipts.

SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · ONSIDE MODEL

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.64 — 1.02
★ MODE
1–1
13.1%
1–0
10.1%
2–1
9.6%
2–0
9.4%
0–0
8.4%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
50%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
53%

Model updated from 60 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 #9 and defence #10 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Nottingham Forest
Attack ranks #19, defence #11. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.64–1.02.

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-market-v2). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.

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