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Rafa Benitez insists Everton are a work in progress after second-half collapse
Villa scored three second-half goals against Everton.
Sep 18, 20:52
Rafael Benitez says Aston Villa result "could have been different"
Everton manager Rafael Benitez speaks following his side's 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa, and believes they could have achieved a different otcome.
Sep 19, 16:07
The Match
Match Report
Villa scored three goals in nine minutes to beat Everton.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Everton, 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 39.56%. A win for Everton had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (7.6%). The likeliest Everton win was 0-1 (10.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Aston Villa | Draw | Everton |
| 39.56% | 28.55% | 31.89% |
| Both teams to score 45.64% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
