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Who will win Brighton vs Aston Villa?

Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa. Before kick-off the model gave Brighton 48%, the draw 25% and Aston Villa 27%, with a score pick of 2–1. Every prediction is published before the match and never revised.

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

Every scoreline, priced

BHA goals down, AVL goals across

BHA ↓AVL 0AVL 1AVL 2AVL 3AVL 4AVL 5
BHA 04.8%3.0%2.2%0.8%0.2%0.0%
BHA 17.2%10.0%4.8%1.7%0.5%0.1%
BHA 29.1%9.8%5.3%1.9%0.5%0.1%
BHA 36.7%7.2%3.9%1.4%0.4%0.1%
BHA 43.7%4.0%2.1%0.8%0.2%0.0%
BHA 51.6%1.7%0.9%0.3%0.1%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 2.5%.

Full time · GW1 · model pl-market-v2

Brighton v Aston Villa4–0

Onside's model gives Brighton a 48% chance of beating Aston Villa in Gameweek 1, with 25% on the draw and 27% on an away win. The score prediction is Brighton 2–1 Aston Villa, from expected goals of 2.20 to 1.08. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Brighton
48%
Draw
25%
Aston Villa
27%
Model pick: 2–1 · most probable 2–1
OUR RECORD — MODEL RECEIPTS →
Was the model right?
Model pick · locked pre-kickoff
2–1
Final score
4–0
Graded
+2 · right result

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
2.20 — 1.08
★ MODE
1–1
10.0%
2–1
9.8%
2–0
9.1%
3–1
7.2%
1–0
7.2%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
64%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
60%

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
Brighton
Attack ranks #3 and defence #3 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Aston Villa
Attack ranks #9, defence #10. Expected goals in this fixture: 2.20–1.08.

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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