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Aston Villa v Brentford

34%Aston Villa
27%Draw
39%Brentford

Too close to call.

Tested

Out of 100: Aston Villa 34, draw 27, Brentford 39. No result stands out.

Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 18:42 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals58%
Both teams score64%
Expected goals1.4 v 1.6
Most likely score1-113% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Aston Villa4-1-3-24-2-3-1Brentford

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots13.812.8
Shots on target4.44.3
Corners5.24.8
Fouls9.111.5
Yellow cards1.82.1

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Aston Villa v Brentford changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowAston Villa winDrawBrentford win
Aston Villa
Top 4<1%1%<1%<1%
Bottom 323%16%23%29%
Brentford
Top 420%15%17%25%
Bottom 31%2%1%<1%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals95%
2 or more goals82%
3 or more goals58%
4 or more goals36%
5 or more goals18%

Exactly

0 goals5%
1 goal13%
2 goals24%
3 goals23%
4 goals18%
5 goals10%
6 or more goals8%

Goals by team

Tested
Aston Villa: 1 or more78%
Aston Villa: 2 or more43%
Aston Villa: 3 or more17%
Brentford: 1 or more81%
Brentford: 2 or more47%
Brentford: 3 or more20%
Both teams score64%
At least one team does not score36%

Winning margin

Tested
Aston Villa by 3 or more5%
Aston Villa by 210%
Aston Villa by 118%
Draw27%
Brentford by 120%
Brentford by 212%
Brentford by 3 or more7%

Result combinations

Tested
Aston Villa win or draw61%
Either team wins (no draw)73%
Brentford win or draw67%

Clean sheets

Tested
Aston Villa keep a clean sheet19%
Brentford keep a clean sheet22%
Aston Villa win without conceding14%
Brentford win without conceding17%
No goals at all5%

The first goal

Model estimate
Aston Villa score first46%
Brentford score first49%
No goals5%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1535%
Minutes 16-3023%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-756%
Minutes 76-90+5%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Aston Villa goals down, Brentford goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
04.77.05.82.91.10.3
16.313.09.34.71.70.5
24.88.47.53.41.20.4
32.23.93.11.70.60.2
40.71.31.00.50.20.1
50.20.30.30.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half74%
A goal in the second half82%
Aston Villa ahead at half-time29%
Level at half-time41%
Brentford ahead at half-time31%
Aston Villa win the second half30%
Second half level35%
Brentford win the second half35%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves25%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Aston Villa ahead at half-time, Aston Villa win19%
Level at half-time, Aston Villa win12%
Brentford ahead at half-time, Aston Villa win3%
Aston Villa ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw15%
Brentford ahead at half-time, draw6%
Aston Villa ahead at half-time, Brentford win3%
Level at half-time, Brentford win14%
Brentford ahead at half-time, Brentford win22%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
Aston VillaBrentford

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Nicolas Jackson6031%6%8%37%2.0
Emiliano Buendía8321%2%11%29%2.2
John McGinn8913%<1%15%26%1.1
Ross Barkley6312%<1%9%20%1.3
George Hemmings607%<1%7%14%0.7
Boubacar Kamara907%<1%10%16%0.6
Tammy Abraham bench136%<1%1%7%0.4
Johan Manzambi bench214%<1%3%8%0.5
Victor Lindelöf904%<1%5%9%0.4
Ian Maatsen694%<1%7%10%0.8
Tyrone Mings514%<1%2%6%0.4
Alysson Edward bench153%<1%2%5%0.2
Matthew Cash583%<1%5%8%0.5
Pau Torres bench392%<1%<1%3%0.2
João Gomes bench262%<1%1%3%0.2
Alejandro Garnacho bench51%<1%1%2%0.1
Matteo Ruggeri bench21<1%<1%3%4%0.1
Aaron Wan-Bissaka bench32<1%<1%2%2%0.0
Zion Suzuki72<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Marco Bizot bench18<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Brentford
Brentford: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Thiago8940%9%7%44%2.0
Kevin Schade9024%3%10%32%1.6
Keane Lewis-Potter8411%<1%10%20%1.1
Jaidon Anthony5410%<1%6%16%0.9
Vitaly Janelt909%<1%15%23%0.8
Dango Ouattara bench369%<1%6%15%0.7
Mamadou Sangaré667%<1%9%15%1.2
Mikkel Damsgaard577%<1%12%18%0.7
Kristoffer Ajer903%<1%4%7%0.4
Michael Kayode613%<1%4%7%0.2
Nathan Collins bench393%<1%3%5%0.3
Yehor Yarmolyuk bench422%<1%3%5%0.3
Jannik Schuster512%<1%7%9%0.3
Aaron Hickey bench291%<1%2%3%0.2
Mathias Jensen bench141%<1%2%3%0.2
El Hadji Malick Diouf bench6<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Caoimhin Kelleher90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0