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Aston Villa W vs Leicester City FC W — FA WSL 2018

Aston Villa W
Aston Villa W
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Leicester City FC W
Leicester City FC W
10/13/2024FA WSLFA WSL · Round 4Villa Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Aston Villa W48%
×Draw23%
Leicester City FC W29%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Aston Villa W
1.77
Leicester City FC W
1.34

Aston Villa W creates 32% more chances

Season form · 66 home / 55 away

creates per match

Aston Villa W
1.18
Leicester City FC W
0.58

allows per match

Aston Villa W
2.11
Leicester City FC W
2.36

finishing

Aston Villa W+0.00on par
Leicester City FC W+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Aston Villa W ↓

Leicester City FC W →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–16%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–16%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
60%40%3.5
38%62%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Aston Villa W or draw
71%
Aston Villa W or Leicester City FC W
77%
Draw or Leicester City FC W
52%

Winning margin

Aston Villa W wins by 2+
26%
Leicester City FC W wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Aston Villa W 1+ goals
83%
Aston Villa W 2+ goals
53%
Aston Villa W 3+ goals
26%
Leicester City FC W 1+ goals
74%
Leicester City FC W 2+ goals
39%
Leicester City FC W 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Aston Villa W (draw refunded)
62%
Leicester City FC W (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Aston Villa W at home — creates 1.18, concedes 2.11 · 66 matches

Leicester City FC W away — creates 0.58, concedes 2.36 · 55 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Aston Villa W attack 1.18 + Leicester City FC W defence 2.36 → ÷2 → 1.77

Leicester City FC W attack 0.58 + Aston Villa W defence 2.11 → ÷2 → 1.34

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Aston Villa W scores more
48%
level
23%
Leicester City FC W scores more
29%

Aston Villa W at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Aston Villa W will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Aston Villa W vs Leicester City FC W

Aston Villa W and Leicester City FC W drew 0-0 in FA WSL on October 13, 2024.

The match was played at Villa Park in Birmingham.