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Who will win Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?

The Onside model makes Aston Villa the more likely winner of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest in Gameweek 4: Aston Villa 44%, draw 28%, Nottingham Forest 28%. The score pick is Aston Villa 21 Nottingham Forest, and the single most probable scoreline is 11. 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, NFO goals across

AVLNFO 0NFO 1NFO 2NFO 3NFO 4NFO 5
AVL 07.0%4.8%3.3%1.2%0.3%0.1%
AVL 18.9%12.3%5.9%2.1%0.6%0.1%
AVL 29.1%9.8%5.3%1.9%0.5%0.1%
AVL 35.4%5.8%3.1%1.1%0.3%0.1%
AVL 42.4%2.6%1.4%0.5%0.1%0.0%
AVL 50.9%0.9%0.5%0.2%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 (11); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 1.1%.

Sat 12 Sept · 15:00 UK · GW4 · model pl-dc-v2

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

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 21 Nottingham Forest, from expected goals of 1.79 to 1.07. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Aston Villa
44%
Draw
28%
Nottingham Forest
28%
Model pick: 21 · most probable 11
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EXPECTED GOALS
1.791.07
★ MODE
11
12.3%
21
9.8%
20
9.1%
10
8.9%
00
7.0%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
54%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
56%

Model updated from 10 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 #13 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.11 on goal rate.
Nottingham Forest
Attack ranks #19, defence #15. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.791.07.

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.

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