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Premier League · Regular Season - 29 · 2027-03-13 15:00 UTC · Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston VillaTeam strength 1921 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Aston Villa
single most likely score: 20 (19.1%)
HullTeam strength 1532.9 · projected league finish #20
Aston Villa wins 84.6%Draw — neither team wins 12.9%Hull wins 2.4%Average simulated goals 2.480.30

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Aston Villa have the highest number? Aston Villa currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Aston Villa playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.48for Aston Villa and 0.30 for Hull. That makes Aston Villa the highest of the three result estimates at 84.6%. For the full league season, Aston Villa is projected to earn about 66points and Hull about 19. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Aston Villa a 84.6% chance of beating Hull at home in the Premier League on 2027-03-13, with 12.9% for the draw and 2.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (19.1%), with average simulated goals of 2.480.30; the chance of both teams scoring is 24.4% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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06.81.30.30.00.00.0
114.85.20.70.10.00.0
219.15.70.90.10.00.0
315.84.70.70.10.00.0
49.82.90.40.00.00.0
5+7.82.30.40.00.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
20 19.1%30 15.8%10 14.8%40 9.8%50 7.8%00 6.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score24.4%
2 or more total goals77.2%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.3%
Aston Villa avoids defeat97.6%
Hull avoids defeat15.4%
Aston Villa allows no goals74.1%
Hull allows no goals8.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Aston Villa663.1%50.6%
Hull19>99%

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