Brighton & Hove Albion hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 15th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Aston Villa holds 9th place with 35 pts.
- Brighton & Hove Albion has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion have less rest than Aston Villa in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Leicester City.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 6 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Brighton & Hove Albion are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Brighton lost their last game at Leicester City (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Brighton & Hove Albion played out a Premier League draw 1-1 when visiting Burnley.
The defeat against Leicester City was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by K. Iheanacho).
Brighton has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Aston Villa form and stats
6-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Aston Villa, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away.
Villa had fun at their own home (The American Express Community Stadium) last time out, beating Arsenal 1-0. Ollie Watkins scored. A loss against West Ham United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The travelling fans enjoy Villa's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Villa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Aston Villa - Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - three - three (Brighton wins - draws - Aston Villa wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 10 goals |   N. Maupay 7 goals |  J. Grealish 7 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 65% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 71% |
| 43% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 55% | 57% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 19% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 14% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 55% | 52% |
| 26% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 14.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 13 | 14.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 32% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 30% |
- Aston Villa has the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Burnley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Fulham | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 11 |
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