Manchester City versus Aston Villa, EPL
Main Outcome · settledMan City to win
Match result
ConvictionMan City to win
Match result
Every leg is one of this fixture’s own SharpCast Picks, combined and priced on the correlation between them — the structural edge bookmakers miss because they price each leg as if it were independent.
Result markets
The model rates Man City to win at 65%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.03 goals for the home side and 0.95 for the away (2.98 total) across the simulated scorelines.
The model puts Man City +2 at 93 percent, too short to carry betting value. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
The model leans Man City or draw at 82 percent, close to a coin flip. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
Goals markets
The model rates Over 1.5 at 88%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.03 goals for the home side and 0.95 for the away (2.98 total) across the simulated scorelines.
The model rates BTTS yes at 59%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.03 goals for the home side and 0.95 for the away (2.98 total) across the simulated scorelines.
2-1 is the most likely exact score consistent with the rest of our read on this match, at 9% on the scoreline matrix. Correct score is a long-odds market, shown as the model's line.
Combined markets
The model leans Man City to win and BTTS yes at 27 percent, close to a coin flip. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
Other markets
The model leans Man City draw no bet at 77 percent, close to a coin flip. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
Each settled row is tinted and badged by whether the filed pick landed. The board is the locked record and does not move.
The win band is the model’s sampling range over 10,000 simulations, not a market quote.
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Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
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These recent rates anchor the model’s projection for this fixture: 2.0 scored, 1.0 conceded.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
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These recent rates anchor the model’s projection for this fixture: 1.0 scored, 2.0 conceded.
1 to 4 goals · 76% of simulations
Most likely 2 goals.
Model probabilities from the projected distribution; fair price excludes the bookmaker margin. The filed selection for every market is in All Markets above.
From both sides' cards per game over the last 5+ matches, shrunk toward the league baseline.
- Over / Under 3.5 cardsO 55%·U 45%
- Over / Under 4.5 cardsO 35%·U 65%
- Over / Under 5.5 cardsO 20%·U 80%
- Over / Under 6.5 cardsO 10%·U 90%
This call rests on Dixon Coles strength, time decayed form, expected goals and the de overrounded market consensus, across 10,000 simulated matches. It was locked before kickoff and is kept on this site.