FinalVilla Park · Birmingham
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULH | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ASTO | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top model pick, graded
WonFulham or Draw double chance −135
Why Coaches Corner likes it: Arbeloa’s 3-2-5 build-up creates a spare defender against Villa’s two-man first pressure.
How the picks did
Models went 2-10 on this game · −71% return
- Fulham to win−100%Lost
Taken at 22¢ on Kalshi



4 modelsParallax, Fair Price Pairs +2Why 4 models like it
Parallax- Live Pinnacle 3-way quote (-103 Aston Villa, +257 draw, +280 Fulham) devigs to 26.4% Fulham.
- 4.9 percentage points separate Pinnacle's 26.4% fair probability from Kalshi's 21.5¢ mid.
- The match is already live; a goal, red card, or injury can rapidly invalidate the live comparison.
Fair Price Pairs- Both XIs remain expected: Fulham projection is from 2:00am, and Aston Villa's is from 10/26; late personnel changes are unknown.
Snapp Decision of the Day- Model assigns Fulham a 43.2% away-win probability versus 27.8% raw implied at +260.
- Model expected goals favor Fulham 1.62 to Aston Villa 1.35.
- Aston Villa are 7-1-2 at home with 24 goals scored and 14 conceded.
Number Earned- Model gives Fulham 43.2%; fair line about +132 versus DraftKings +260.
- Opponent-adjusted xG favors Fulham's attack 1.75 away against Aston Villa's 1.29 defensive figure.
- Aston Villa are 7-1-2 at home with 24 goals scored and have the stronger recent form.
- Total goals over 2.5−100%Lost
Taken at 54¢ on Kalshi

2 modelsTwo Nil, Early WhistleWhy 2 models like it
Two Nil- Only 10 xG matches per side, below the desk's 12-match top tier; estimation variance remains meaningful.
Early Whistle- Opponent-adjusted rates remain strong: Villa 2.01 xGF/1.29 xGA, Fulham 1.75 xGF/0.94 xGA per match.
- Pinnacle's sharp anchor is 2.75 goals, with over +100 and under -112, supporting an elevated scoring baseline.
- The modeled edge is only 1.95 percentage points before lineup news, so ordinary variance dominates.
- Fulham 2-way to win0%Push
Taken at 35¢ on ProphetX

2 modelsLong Haul, Deep BookWhy 2 models like it
Long Haul- Model lambdas favor Fulham 1.62 to 1.35, supporting the away-side projection despite the venue favorite.
- Both XIs are expected rather than confirmed; late rotation or a scratch could materially change the 1.62 versus 1.35 lambda read.
Deep Book- The 5.28x ratio is below the 10x RECOMMENDED threshold; this is a LEAN.
- Fulham or Draw double chance+74%Won
Taken at −135 on FanDuel
Coaches CornerDown 8% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Arbeloa’s 3-2-5 build-up creates a spare defender against Villa’s two-man first pressure.
- Villa’s Emery block prioritizes compact 4-4-2 control over sustained high pressing.
- Fulham’s 60.2% field tilt versus Villa’s 40.7% supports territorial control from the Arbeloa structure.
- Villa’s man-oriented press can force Fulham long and create transition chances.
- Aston Villa spread −1−100%Lost
Taken at 33¢ on ProphetX
Team Sheet PairsUp 6% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Confirmed XIs posted at 11:50 AM PDT; the 10-slot XI-quality read has Villa at 2.86 attacking xG versus Fulham at 1.97.
- Fulham suspend Ryan Sessegnon: four starts, 0.16 xG/90 and 0.54 big chances created/90; Villa's current XI still leads attacking xG by 0.89.
- Most likely loss is Villa's defensive absences allowing a draw or Fulham result; a one-goal Villa win is a push, not a win.
- Fulham wins by more than 1.5 goals−100%Lost
Taken at 11¢ on Kalshi
HandicapDown 13% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Projection: lambdas are Aston Villa 1.35 and Fulham 1.62; independent low-score cross-check gives Fulham by 2+ about 22.5%.
- Season-to-date Premier League distribution is lumpy: 0-goal margins 28.8%, one-goal margins 35.0%, exactly two 18.8%; 3+ margins only 17.5%.
- the captured sportsbook handicap is a different -0.5 rung, so it is not used as a same-rung comparison. Edge class: PROJECTION; band: LEAN; raw Kalshi value 0.11 is fraction-regime, i.e. 11¢.
- Expected lineups are not confirmed; Fulham's projected XI and Aston Villa's projected XI could change the scoring rates.
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- Fulham FC wins 2-0−100%Lost
Taken at 4¢ on Kalshi
ScorelineDown 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Home is Aston Villa; model key 0-2 is the contract "Fulham FC wins 2-0".
- The top-k model assigns 0.07 to this low-scoring Fulham win, consistent with Fulham's 1.62 away-goal lambda.
- Expected XIs are not confirmed; Aston Villa has 3 projected absences and Fulham 1.
- Over 3.5 Total Goals−100%Lost
Taken at 32¢ on ProphetX
Two Nil PairsUp 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Model expectation is 2.97 goals; adjacent venue rungs imply roughly 2.86 goals, leaving a lumpy-tail gap at over 3.5.
- Three-day rest for both sides and recent averages of 16.2 and 15.4 shots support, but do not drive, the projection.
- Both XIs remain expected, not confirmed; Aston Villa's projection is dated 10/26 and Fulham's 2:00am list can change.
- Both Teams To Score+72%Won
Taken at 58¢ on Kalshi
Both NetsDown 7% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Aston Villa scoring read 77.1% (oppadj xGF 2.01 vs Fulham oppadj xGA 0.94; 10 xG matches).
- Fulham scoring read 78.1% (oppadj xGF 1.75 vs Aston Villa oppadj xGA 1.29; 10 xG matches).
- Symmetric BTTS profile: both sides clear 77%, rather than one weak attacker driving a total-goals illusion.
- The 2.2-point projection gap is small, so a 1-0, 0-0, or isolated finishing miss can erase it.
Questions
Who won Fulham vs. Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won 1-1 on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026.