Premier League | Gameweek 20
Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK
Villa Park
Aston Villa2 - 1Leicester
The Match
Match Report
Leon Bailey hits the winner as Aston Villa record a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Leicester City.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Aston Villa could line up for Saturday afternoon's Premier League match with Leicester City at Villa Park.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton
Monday, December 30 at 7.45pm in Premier League
Monday, December 30 at 7.45pm in Premier League
Goals
for
for
28
Last Game: Leicester 0-2 Man City
Sunday, December 29 at 2.30pm in Premier League
Sunday, December 29 at 2.30pm in Premier League
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 63.91%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 16.85%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.19%) and 1-0 (8.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (4.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Aston Villa in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Aston Villa.
| Result | ||
| Aston Villa | Draw | Leicester City |
63.91% ( 0.01) | 19.24% ( -0) | 16.85% ( -0) |
| Both teams to score 58.62% ( 0) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
