EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 23, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
University of Bolton Stadium
We said: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Though they travel north on a down note, following a sluggish start to the season, it will be a much-changed Aston Villa XI that starts on Tuesday, and their top-level experience should prevent them from being turned over. Bolton rarely lose at home, but they now find themselves stepping up in class.
Read more.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 45.62%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 30.5% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.28%) and 0-2 (6.94%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 2-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.
| Result |
| Bolton Wanderers | Draw | Aston Villa |
30.5% ( 3.37) | 23.87% ( 0.27) | 45.62% ( -3.64) |
| Both teams to score 59.84% ( 1.47) |
| 57.87% ( 0.88) | 42.12% ( -0.89) |
| 35.47% ( 0.88) | 64.53% ( -0.88) |
| 73.59% ( 2.77) | 26.41% ( -2.77) |
