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Aston Villa W v Liverpool W

Aston Villa W
2–1Full time
Liverpool W

FA WSL · SUN 18 OCT · Trevor Brown Memorial Ground

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 16:43
Aston Villa W 2–1 Liverpool W LIVERPOOL W WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Liverpool W win40%
The market said54%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.620
The market’s Brier score0.950

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay16 notes · 21 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Liverpool W win at 40%.
  2. 2′Much as we predicted: Liverpool W was 40% before kick-off and our model makes it 40% now. 0–0 · 36–24–40
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Aston Villa W v Liverpool W
  4. 17′We published Liverpool W at 40%. Our model now makes it 65%. 0–1 · 14–21–65
  5. 17′Liverpool W find the net on 16′. 0–1. 0–1 · 14–21–65
  6. 17′⚽ GOAL · 17' Aston Villa W 0–1 Liverpool W
  7. 17′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 17' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, 65% now
  8. 30′Goals are coming at about the 2.9 we expected. 0–1 · 12–21–67
  9. 44′We published Liverpool W at 40%. Our model now makes it 70%. 0–1 · 9–21–70
  10. 44′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 44' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, 70% now
  11. 45′HALF-TIME Aston Villa W 0–1 Liverpool W
  12. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Aston Villa W · On: Rofiat Adenike Imuran · Off: Lily Murphy
  13. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Aston Villa W · On: Oriane Jean-François · Off: Miri Taylor
  14. 45′SECOND HALF Aston Villa W 0–1 Liverpool W
  15. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Liverpool W · On: Marie Therese Hobinger · Off: M. Enderby
  16. 60′We published Liverpool W at 40%. Our model now makes it 75%. 0–1 · 5–20–75
  17. 61′We said Liverpool W at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 27%. 1–1 · 25–49–27
  18. 61′Liverpool W have had 12 attempts to 5 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 25–49–27
  19. 61′⚽ GOAL · 61' Aston Villa W 1–1 Liverpool W
  20. 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 61' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, 27% now
  21. 61′THE CALL SWINGS · 61' Draw is now our likeliest result at 49% (was Liverpool W win 27%)
  22. 62′Chasity Grant scores for Aston Villa W on 62′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 24–49–26
  23. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Liverpool W · On: Vivien Endemann · Off: Natalia Ramos Álvarez
  24. 66′We said Liverpool W at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 22–54–24
  25. 71′17 shots for Liverpool W, 7 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 1–1 · 20–60–21
  26. 72′72′: Grace Fisk puts it into the Liverpool W net. 1–1 · 19–61–20
  27. 72′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 72' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, 20% now
  28. 73′We said Liverpool W at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 3%. 2–1 · 81–17–3
  29. 73′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.9 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 81–17–3
  30. 73′⚽ GOAL · 72' Aston Villa W 2–1 Liverpool W · Grace Fisk (own goal)
  31. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, 3% now
  32. 73′THE CALL SWINGS · 73' Aston Villa W win is now our likeliest result at 81% (was Draw 17%)
  33. 84′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 84' Liverpool W win: 40% at kick-off, under 1% now
  34. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Liverpool W · On: Mao Itamura · Off: Fuka Nagano
  35. 90′Liverpool W have had 20 attempts to 7 and it is still 2–1. 2–1 · 95–4–0
  36. 90′Full time, 2–1. We called Liverpool W at 40% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 2–1 · 100–0–0
  37. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Aston Villa W · On: Georgia Mullett · Off: Amalie Vangsgaard
  38. FTFULL TIME Aston Villa W 2–1 Liverpool W
  39. FTAston Villa W 2–1 Liverpool W · Liverpool W win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Liverpool W just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Aston Villa W 36%, draw 24%, Liverpool W 40%. Over 2.5 goals 54%, both teams to score 57%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Aston Villa W win36%
Draw24%
Liverpool W win40%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 14:00

RoundMatchday 6

VenueTrevor Brown Memorial Ground

Line-ups

Aston Villa W

3-4-2-1

Liverpool W

4-1-4-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Aston Villa W

Liverpool W

14Days since last match15

Last match: 4 Oct · FA WSL

Last match: 3 Oct · FA WSL

1Matches in previous 14 days0

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Liverpool W5+37
13Aston Villa W5−73

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Aston Villa W

3-4-2-1

23 Akane Okuma

4 A. Patten

3 M. Harviken

24 O. Deslandes

14 L. Wilms

5 J. Kielland

25 M. Taylor

17 Chasity Grant

16 N. Maritz

20 A. Vangsgaard

19 Lily Murphy

Coach · Natalia Arroyo

Substitutes

22 · R. Imuran

6 · O. Jean-François

38 · R. Maltby

27 · M. McAulay

18 · G. Mullet

1 · E. Ramsey

Liverpool W

4-1-4-1

12 K. Keating

25 A. Bergström

17 Jenna Clark

4 Grace Fisk

29 Alejandra Bernabé de Santiago

8 F. Nagano

13 M. Enderby

7 C. Kapocs

6 Natalia Ramos

19 K. MacLean

11 B. Olsson

Coach · G. Taylor

Substitutes

48 · I. Breen

16 · L. Woodham

87 · M. Trueman

36 · Zara Shaw

22 · F. Kirby

14 · Marie-Therese Höbinger

9 · V. Endemann

26 · M. Itamura

28 · M. Ward

Our number · liverpool w winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
40% The market54%
Us40%
Market54%

We make Liverpool W a 40% chance to win. The market has them at 54%. We are 14 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.5.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Aston Villa W v Liverpool W1.40 – 1.47
Form · FA WSL this season · since 5 SeptW0 D3 L2 · W2 D1 L2
Table places · points 3 v 713 v 6
The market · Liverpool W win54% · ours 40%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50%55%60% 12 OCT 04:0118 OCT 13:44
Our probability · Liverpool W win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 54% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Aston Villa W win36%22%+14
Draw24%23%+1
Liverpool W win40%54%−14
Over 2.5 goals54%59%−5
Both teams to score57%59%−2
Over 1.5 goals77%80%−3
Over 3.5 goals32%38%−6
Aston Villa W or draw60%46%+14
Aston Villa W clean sheet23%––
Liverpool W clean sheet25%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.1%
0123450 5.3 8.9 6.2 3.0 1 8.5 11.1 8.5 4.2 2 5.6 8.0 5.9 2.9 3 2.6 3.8 2.8 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Aston Villa W down, Liverpool W across0–5 goals a side shown (99.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.33
Over 2.56 of 9
Both scored6 of 9
Last meetingsLIV 4–1 AST · AST 3–0 LIV · LIV 1–2 AST · AST 1–2 LIV

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · FA WSL this season · since 5 Sept

ASTON VILLA W

DLDLD1–1 · 1–4 · 1–1 · 0–4 · 1–1

LIVERPOOL W

WDLWL4–0 · 1–1 · 2–4 · 2–0 · 0–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Manchester City W5+1015
2Chelsea W5+1113
3London City Lionesses W5+1012
4Tottenham Hotspur W5+810
5Everton W509
6Liverpool W5+37
7Manchester United W5−47
8Arsenal W6−26
9Crystal Palace W5−66
10Brighton W5+15
11Birmingham City W6−53
12West Ham W5−63
13Aston Villa W5−73
14Charlton Athletic W5−130

The competition's standings before kick-off.