Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Aston Villa win with a probability of 39.42%. A win for Newcastle United had a probability of 37.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.41%) and 2-0 (5.28%). The likeliest Newcastle United win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.24%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.