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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 44.73%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 32.06% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.19%) and 2-0 (6.26%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-2 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.39%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.