Manchester United FC vs Aston Villa FC

Manchester United FC

#17 · 7 pts

Scheduled

November 8, 2026 4:30 pm

Aston Villa FC

#10 · 12 pts

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Man United 41%Draw 25%Aston Villa 34%

Over 2.554%

Both score57%

Model goals1.50–1.34

Model pick 2–1

Most likely scores

1–1 · 11.8%2–1 · 8.8%1–0 · 8.8%1–2 · 7.9%0–1 · 7.8%2–0 · 6.6%

Why

The model expects Man United to score 1.50 goals: league home average 1.50 × Man United home attack 1.00 × Aston Villa away defence 1.00.

It expects Aston Villa to score 1.34 goals: league away average 1.20 × Aston Villa away attack 0.93 × Man United home defence 1.20.

Based on 4 home games for Man United, 4 away games for Aston Villa and 90 finished matches in the competition.

Attack above 1.00 means scoring more than the league average; defence above 1.00 means conceding more than average (weaker).

The outcome is close to a toss-up according to the model – treat the pick with extra caution.

Form & stats this competition season

	Man United	Aston Villa
Table position	#17 · 7 pts	#10 · 12 pts
Last 5 (newest first)	LLDDD	DWWDW
Home W-D-L (goals)	1-1-2 (6:7)	1-2-2 (6:7)
Away W-D-L (goals)	0-3-2 (4:8)	2-1-1 (4:6)
Goals per game at home (for/against)	1.50 / 1.75	1.20 / 1.40
Goals per game away (for/against)	0.80 / 1.60	1.00 / 1.50
xG	n/a	n/a

xG is not available from the current data source (football-data.org). Competition averages: 1.50 home and 1.20 away goals per match (90 finished matches).

Schedule, form & head-to-head

	Man United	Aston Villa
Days since last match	4.9	4.9
Matches in last 14 days	2	2
Next match	+14 d: @ Liverpool (PL)	+12.9 d: vs Sunderland (PL)
Points per game, last 5 (all comps)	0.80	2.00
Clean sheets / failed to score (this comp)	0 / 4 (9)	2 / 3 (9)
Over 2.5 / both scored (this comp)	3 / 5 (9)	5 / 5 (9)

Man United – recent matches, all competitions: W vs Roma 3–2 · L @ Chelsea 0–2 · L vs Bournemouth 0–3 · L @ Como 1907 1–4 · D @ Leeds United 1–1 · L @ Atleti 0–2

Aston Villa – recent matches, all competitions: L @ Barça 0–3 · D vs Fulham 1–1 · W vs Man City 2–1 · W vs Viking 3–1 · W @ Newcastle 1–0 · W vs Fenerbahçe 6–0

Only the six tracked competitions count; domestic cups are not included.

Model assumptions & limitations

Assumptions

Goals for each team follow independent Poisson distributions.
Expected goals (λ) = league average home/away goals × attack strength × opponent defence strength.
Strengths use only this competition and season: home form for the home side, away form for the away side. If either team has too few home/away games, overall form (all games) is used instead and this is stated in the explanation.
Strengths are shrunk towards the league average when few games have been played.
Predictions are for the score after regular time (90 minutes plus stoppage time).
The model's tipped score is the one with the highest expected points under the game's scoring system, not necessarily the most likely single score.

Limitations

No injuries, suspensions, line-ups, transfers, rotation or motivation are considered.
No xG or shot data is used – the current data source does not provide it.
Results in other competitions (e.g. domestic league for Champions League teams) are not included.
Independent Poisson models tend to slightly underestimate draws.
Probabilities are estimates with considerable uncertainty, not facts or guarantees.