Premier League | Gameweek 1
Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Watford3 - 2Aston Villa
The Match
Match Report
Ismaila Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis for his first club goal for Watford's opener before he found the net himself.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Watford and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 Aston Villa win with a probability of 47.15%. A win for Watford had a probability of 27.33% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.28%) and 0-2 (8.43%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-0 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Watford | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 27.33% | 25.51% | 47.15% |
| Both teams to score 52.25% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
