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Who will win Manchester City vs Aston Villa?

The Onside model makes Manchester City the more likely winner of Manchester City vs Aston Villa in Gameweek 37: Manchester City 61%, draw 22%, Aston Villa 17%. The score pick is Manchester City 21 Aston Villa, and the single most probable scoreline is 21. This prediction is timestamped before kick-off and is never revised afterwards.

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

Every scoreline, priced

MCI goals down, AVL goals across

MCIAVL 0AVL 1AVL 2AVL 3AVL 4AVL 5
MCI 04.5%2.7%1.9%0.7%0.2%0.0%
MCI 17.0%9.5%4.5%1.6%0.4%0.1%
MCI 29.2%9.7%5.1%1.8%0.5%0.1%
MCI 37.1%7.5%3.9%1.4%0.4%0.1%
MCI 44.1%4.3%2.3%0.8%0.2%0.0%
MCI 51.9%2.0%1.0%0.4%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 (21); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 3.0%.

Sun 23 May · 15:00 UK · GW37 · model pl-dc-v2

Manchester City v Aston Villa

Onside's model gives Manchester City a 61% chance of beating Aston Villa in Gameweek 37, with 22% on the draw and 17% on an away win. The score prediction is Manchester City 21 Aston Villa, from expected goals of 2.31 to 1.05. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Manchester City
61%
Draw
22%
Aston Villa
17%
Model pick: 21 · most probable 21
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EXPECTED GOALS
2.311.05
★ MODE
21
9.7%
11
9.5%
20
9.2%
31
7.5%
30
7.1%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
65%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
60%

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
Manchester City
Attack ranks #2 and defence #2 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.11 on goal rate.
Aston Villa
Attack ranks #10, defence #13. Expected goals in this fixture: 2.311.05.

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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