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Wednesday, October 14 · 09:00 PM

Aston Villa – Fenerbahçe

Aston Villa

16th · attack 1.15 · defence 1.16

hosts

Fenerbahçe

6th · attack 1.75 · defence 0.96

Our model makes Aston Villa favourites for Aston Villa – Fenerbahçe, at 66%. Kick-off October 14, 2026, 09:00 PM.

Across the full score distribution, Aston Villa win 66% of the time, the draw comes up 18% and Fenerbahçe win 17%. The single most likely scoreline is 2–1, in 9.6% of simulations.

We expect 2.37 goals for Aston Villa and 1.11 for Fenerbahçe, which puts the game above 2.5 goals 68% of the time and both teams scoring 61%.

Every figure on this page is read off the same score matrix, so they cannot contradict one another. They come from a Dixon-Coles model recalculated nightly, and they take no account of announced line-ups.

66%Aston Villa win
18%Draw
17%Fenerbahçe win

Expected goals: 2.37 for Aston Villa, 1.11 for Fenerbahçe.

Other markets

Over 1.5 goals85.9%
Under 1.514.1%
Over 2.5 goals67.6%
Under 2.532.4%
Over 3.5 goals45.9%
Under 3.554.1%
Both teams to score60.6%
Not both39.4%

Most likely scorelines

2–19.6%
2–08.6%
1–17.8%
3–17.6%
1–07.6%

All scorelines

Probability of each exact scoreline. The diagonal is draws; below it, Aston Villa wins; above it, Fenerbahçe wins.

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03421
18852
2910521
37842
44421
5221
611

Aston Villa goals in rows, Fenerbahçe goals in columns. Values are percentages; cells below 0.5% are left blank.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the favourites in Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe?

Aston Villa, at 66%. The full split is Aston Villa 66%, draw 18%, Fenerbahçe 17%.

What is the most likely score in Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe?

2–1, which comes up in 9.6% of simulations. No single scoreline is ever very likely: the distribution is spread across many results, which is why the full matrix matters more than the top line.

Will there be over 2.5 goals in Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe?

The model puts the game above 2.5 goals 68% of the time, and above 1.5 goals 86% of the time. Expected goals are 2.37 for Aston Villa and 1.11 for Fenerbahçe.

Will both teams score in Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe?

Both teams score in 61% of simulations. Aston Villa keep a clean sheet or Fenerbahçe fail to score in the remaining 39%.

How are these probabilities calculated?

A Dixon-Coles model estimates an attacking and a defensive strength for every club from past results, with time decay so recent matches weigh more. Those strengths give the expected goals for each side, from which the full score matrix and every market on this page are derived. It is recalculated nightly and does not read line-ups, injuries or transfers.

All these figures come from a single scoreline matrix, computed on Sunday, September 27. They therefore cannot contradict one another: “over 2.5 goals” and “exact score” are two readings of the same object.