We said: Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
With so many uncertainties over squad selection, this is a difficult match to call. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Villa's improvement under Gerrard and Chelsea's potential tiredness, leading to us predicting a low-scoring draw.
Read more.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 Chelsea win with a probability of 68.99%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 11.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.29%) and 1-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.07%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 1-0 (4.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
