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Methodology

AVL vs NFO

Aston Villa (home) vs Nottingham Forest · model confidence 79% · pregame locked (09-12 · FT 1-2 ) · lineup adj ×0.90 / ×1.10

Probabilities below are the pregame model (ratings as they stood before kickoff) — the same numbers used on Fixtures and Over 2.5 calibration. They are not recomputed with today’s live ratings.

Match Outcome

AVL win 41.9% fair 2.39
Draw 26.1% fair 3.83
NFO win 32.0% fair 3.12

Probabilities are shrunk toward the league prior because rating confidence is medium (limited sample / squad uncertainty). Raw model: 41.5% / 26.4% / 32.1%.

Expected Goals

AVL 1.39 — 1.19 NFO

Starting-XI ADJ applied to expected goals (not a permanent rating change): AVL ×0.900 (matched 9), NFO ×1.100 (matched 10). Clamp 0.90–1.10, α=0.5.

Over 2.5 goals47.5%fair 2.11
Under 2.5 goals52.5%fair 1.90
Both teams to score52.1%fair 1.92

Most Likely Scores

AVL 1-1 NFO12.6%
AVL 1-0 NFO10.6%
AVL 0-1 NFO9.1%
AVL 2-1 NFO8.7%
AVL 0-0 NFO7.6%

Scoreline Matrix

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0 7.6 9.1 5.4 2.1 0.6 0.2
1 10.6 12.6 7.5 2.9 0.9 0.3
2 7.3 8.7 5.2 2.0 0.6 0.2
3 3.4 4.0 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.1
4 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0
5+ 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Rows: AVL goals · Columns: NFO goals · Cell values in %. Low scorelines carry the Dixon-Coles correction (rho = -0.10).

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