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Aston Villa vs Brentford 2:2: result and odds
Aston Villa vs Brentford finished 2:2. The AI models' pick was both teams to score at 1.57, and it won.
- Referee: Craig Pawson · 2.8 yellow cards per match
- Premier League, matchday 6 of 38
- +14°, overcast, wind 23 km/h
- Villa Park, Birmingham
published · updated UTC


AI models' pick: Both teams to score
1.57AI models' pick · 8 of 16 for this bet, 8 for others
Split panelOur football predictions so far: 56 won · 34 lost · 3 void · +10.13 units All results
what these numbers mean
- won / lost
- The result of the bet once the round is settled: profit or loss at a stake of one unit at the odds shown.
likely score
2:1 8%1:2 8%0:0 8%
The likely score lists the four most likely results. This is not the bet: the AI consensus chooses the bet.
What the odds were
Over 20 days an Aston Villa win drifted from 2.64 to 2.77 — fewer bets on the home side.
abbreviations
- 1/X/2 — home win / draw / away win
- O/U — over/under total goals
- H1/H2 — home/away handicap
- 1X/12/X2 — home or draw / no draw / away or draw
Line movementOur bet — both teams score: 1.57 → 1.52 since we publishedView
Since we published, our bet (both teams score) has shortened from 1.57 to 1.52: the market now rates it as more likely.
Price changes
| When | Yes · our bet | No |
|---|---|---|
| 1.52−0.05 | 2.40+0.01 | |
| 7 Oct – 10 Oct · no snapshots for 3 days | ||
| We published both teams score at 1.57 | ||
| 1.57−0.02 | 2.39+0.15 | |
| 27 Sep – 7 Oct · no snapshots for 10 days | ||
| 1.59opened | 2.24opened | |
How the match went
Aston Villa and Brentford shared four goals that swung twice in the closing quarter of an hour. Yarmoliuk put Brentford ahead on 10 minutes, Jackson levelled for Aston Villa two minutes later, and it was 1-1 at half-time. McGinn restored Aston Villa's lead on 77 minutes, set up by Manzambi, before Ajer equalised two minutes later, assisted by Anthony, and it finished 2-2. Our both-teams-to-score bet at 1.57 landed. Aston Villa led on shots, twenty to fourteen. They also led on target, seven to four. The expected-goals tally read 1.84 against 1.31, yet Aston Villa could not hold either lead. Brentford committed twenty-four fouls to Aston Villa's seven. They also collected five bookings to Aston Villa's two. Before kick-off Brentford's win was priced at 2.47, the draw rated 3.51, and Aston Villa were closer to even money at 2.77. The over in the goals market, on offer at 1.68, also landed as four goals went in.
- 10'
Yehor Yarmoliuk0:1 - 12'
Nicolas Jackson1:1 - 35'
Igor Thiago YC - 45'
on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, off Matteo Ruggeri - 45'
on Aaron Hickey, off Jannik Schuster - 45+3'
Emiliano Buendía YC - 52'
on Mamadou Sangare, off Kevin Schade - 64'
on Ibrahim Mbaye, off Emiliano Buendía - 67'
on Dango Ouattara, off Keane Lewis-Potter - 67'
on Mathias Jensen, off Yehor Yarmoliuk - 72'
Matty Cash YC - 75'
Vitaly Janelt YC - 77'
John McGinn (Johan Manzambi)2:1 - 79'
Kristoffer Ajer (Jaidon Anthony)2:2 - 82'
Michael Kayode YC - 84'
Kristoffer Ajer YC - 85'
on Callum Wilson, off Jaidon Anthony - 86'
on Ross Barkley, off João Gomes - 86'
on Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha, off Johan Manzambi - 90+5'
Callum Wilson YC - 90+5'
K. Andrews YC
| Aston Villa | stat | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
| 1.84 | expected goals (xG) | 1.31 |
| 20 | shots | 14 |
| 7 | on target | 4 |
| 52% | possession | 48% |
| 2 | corners | 2 |
| 7 | fouls | 24 |
| 3 | saves | 5 |
| 2 | yellow cards | 5 |
what these numbers mean
- expected goals (xG)
- How many goals shots of this quality and from these positions produce on average. It shows how well the score reflects the game: 0.6 xG with two goals scored means clinical finishing, not domination.
- feed rating
- The player's match rating from our statistics provider — not ours. It is based on actions on and off the ball; we do not recalculate it and show it as it is.
Starting line-ups
- 1Z. Suzuki6.1
- 13M. Ruggeri6.3
- 5T. Mings6.2
- 3V. Lindelöf6.7
- 2M. Cash5.9
- 35João Gomes6.5
- 8B. Kamara6.3
- 44J. Manzambi7.7
- 10E. Buendía6.0
- 7J. McGinn7.6
- 11N. Jackson — highest feed rating in the match8.2
- 18T. Abraham
- 6R. Barkleyon 86'6.1
- 40M. Bizot
- 26L. Bogarde
- 14Pau Torres
- 17A. Garnacho
- 19I. Mbayeon 64'6.9
- 29A. Wan-Bissakaon 45'6.2
- 47Alysson Edwardon 86'6.4
- 1C. Kelleher6.7
- 25E. Diouf6.3
- 20K. Ajer7.2
- 44Jannik Schuster6.3
- 33M. Kayode5.7
- 27V. Janelt6.0
- 6Y. Yarmolyuk7.2
- 7K. Schade6.4
- 23K. Lewis-Potter6.2
- 19J. Anthony6.9
- 9Thiago6.4
- 13C. Wilsonon 85'6.3
- 12H. Valdimarsson
- 18M. Sangaréon 52'6.1
- 11D. Ouattaraon 67'6.6
- 8M. Jensenon 67'6.1
- 2A. Hickeyon 45'6.5
- 14Fábio Carvalho
- 48B. Fredrick
- 4S. van den Berg
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on both teams to score — the bet won. 4 more bet on a Brentford win — the bet lost. The other 4 chose other bets: double chance and a total-goals bet.
Odds quoted in this analysis are as of 09.10 at 11:17 UTC
The head-to-head record is the awkward part of this one. Aston Villa lost 0-1 at home in February and 0-1 away in August 2025, and in three of the last four meetings one side failed to score. The picture is different now, though. The hosts have yet to keep a clean sheet at home, they have scored four and conceded nine across the last five rounds, and Brentford both scored and conceded in each of their two away games, with an average of three goals in their matches on the road. The market puts the chance of both teams scoring at around 60%, and it is a long time since a game between these two ended with neither side on the scoresheet. Our pick is both teams to score at 1.57.
Where we could be wrong
The doubt is Aston Villa's attack: 16th in the Premier League, four points from five rounds and one of their two home matches without a goal of their own. If Brentford, still unbeaten, sit deep and make one attack count, the bet goes down.
- 8 of 16 AI models back this bet: it is the most common answer, but the other half chose something else.
The bet comes from the largest group of AI models pointing the same way (a home win and a home handicap count as one view), and within that group it is the bet named most often; if two groups are level, the one priced closer to the bookmakers' line is taken — how we calculate
Stats and form
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.10 | Sevillaclub friendly | A | 3:1 | W |
| 19.09 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3:2 | W |
| 16.09 | Coventry CityEFL Cup | A | 3:1 | W |
| 12.09 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1:2 | L |
| 08.09 | Club BruggeChampions League | A | 3:2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.09 | Chelsea | H | 3:0 | W |
| 15.09 | ReadingEFL Cup | A | 2:1 | W |
| 12.09 | Bournemouth | A | 2:2 | D |
| 05.09 | Sunderland | H | 1:1 | D |
| 30.08 | Leeds United | A | 1:1 | D |
H — home, A — away · score and xG from the team's side · league matches carry no competition tag
Season averages
| for / against | EPL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| goals | 0.8 / 1.8 | 2 / 0.8 | 1.4 |
| xG | 0.9 / 1.8 | 2 / 1.3 | 1.5 |
| shots | 9.6 / 16.2 | 16.2 / 13.4 | 13.9 |
| shots on target | 2.4 / 5.2 | 4.6 / 4.6 | 4.4 |
| corners | 3 / 4.8 | 4.4 / 5 | 4.7 |
| fouls | 11.4 / 10.6 | 14.4 / 9 | 11.4 |
| yellow cards | 2 / 2.2 | 2.2 / 1.6 | 1.9 |
| matches over 2.5 | 60% | 60% | |
| both scored | 40% | 60% | |
| clean sheets | 20% | 40% | |
| failed to score | 60% | 0% | |
| home / away | |||
| goals | 0.5 / 1.5 | 1.5 / 1.5 | |
| average total | 2 | 3 | |
| matches over 2.5 | 50% | 50% | |
| both scored | 50% | 100% | |
- Aston Villa score less than the league average: 0.8 vs 1.4
- Brentford score more than the league average: 2 vs 1.4
- Brentford unbeaten in the last 5 league games
- "home / away" is split by the role in this match: home games only for Aston Villa, away games only for Brentford
Head to head
4–4–2Aston Villa wins · draws · Brentford wins
| Match | Score | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa vs Brentford | 0:1 | 01.02.26 | |
| Brentford vs Aston Villa | 1:1 | 16.09.25 | EFL Cup |
| Brentford vs Aston Villa | 1:0 | 23.08.25 | |
| Brentford vs Aston Villa | 0:1 | 08.03.25 | |
| Aston Villa vs Brentford | 3:1 | 04.12.24 | |
| Aston Villa vs Brentford | 3:3 | 06.04.24 | |
| Brentford vs Aston Villa | 1:2 | 17.12.23 | |
| Aston Villa vs Brentford | 3:3 | 30.07.23 | Premier League Summer Series |
| Brentford vs Aston Villa | 1:1 | 22.04.23 | |
| Aston Villa vs Brentford | 4:0 | 23.10.22 |
- both scored in 6 of the last 10 meetings
- over 2.5 goals — in 5 of 10