Aston Villa have some lost ground to recover from their 16th place, and the job starts against Brighton & Hove Albion. Read more!
- Aston Villa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have not yet lost a game away.
Both sides have had enough days rest since their previous competitive action. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!
Aston Villa form and stats
The total Premier League statistics playing at home this season for Aston Villa are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Villa with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Manchester United game, 56 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
The fans are hoping that Villa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Southampton (placed 13th). Midfielder Emiliano Buendía was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Buendía hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to West Ham United (1-4).This is expected to be a close game, with Aston Villa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Aston Villa as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Aston Villa has won five of these, drawn two and lost four.
The Villa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Brighton & Hove Albion have produced an overall stat of 2-3-0 so far. It's three draws from Brighton's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Brighton's last game was the home draw against Newcastle United (1-1). Attacker Leandro Trossard got a player rating of 8.21 in the game. "Man of the match" Trossard scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Brighton travelled to Liverpool and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brighton & Hove Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Brighton & Hove Albion wins, four draws and one defeat.
Brighton & Hove Albion find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Brighton are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Villa three wins, four draws and Brighton & Hove Albion one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 4 goals |   D. Ings 3 goals |  L. Trossard 3 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Aston Villa | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 82% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 73% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 36% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 27% |
| 5.5 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 11.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9 | 11.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 53% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 14.6 | 12 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
- All of Aston Villa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aston Villa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have not yet lost a game away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 22 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 5 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -21 | 5 |
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