A glance at the Premier League table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Check out our Brighton & Hove Albion - Aston Villa guide!
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aston Villa have yet to win a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion at their home stadium (The American Express Community Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Brighton are returning here after visiting Arsenal in a Carabao Cup game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. The gifted forward Welbeck outperformed all others in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Welbeck scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brighton & Hove Albion handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
The Brighton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded only 4 goals.
Aston Villa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Aston Villa so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Aston Villa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away games in a row for Aston Villa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-4 vs Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. The attacker Watkins got a match rating of 7.3 in that game. Watkins scored one goal.
Before that, Villa secured a home win against Manchester United with the score 3-1.We have checked recent matches where Aston Villa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Aston Villa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 7 away games. For Villa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Brighton & Hove Albion won one, Aston Villa triumphed in five and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Trossard 7 goals |  P. Groß 5 goals |  A. Mac Allister 4 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 85% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 69% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 54% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 43% |
| 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.6 | 16.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 26% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 13% | 25% |
| 10.2 | 7.8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 13.6 | 11.6 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
- Aston Villa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aston Villa have yet to win a game away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Aston Villa have scored away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 10 |
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