Happy home supporters, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table sides Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa battle at The American Express Community Stadium.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Webster was the last player to score a league goal for Brighton & Hove Albion and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Brighton & Hove Albion haven't scored in 188 minutes.
The Brighton & Hove Albion regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The American Express Community Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Burnley (placed 19th). Defender Cucurella got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Cucurella hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Brighton lost 0-2 at Manchester United's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brighton & Hove Albion have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost three.
Brighton & Hove Albion aren't scoring a lot here at The American Express Community Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 4-0-8 (12 played).
Villa are looking to quickly end their 227 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Watford with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Buendía, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Buendía hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Newcastle United before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Aston Villa in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Aston Villa, two draws and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Villa in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; Aston Villa - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0. Brighton & Hove Albion-Aston Villa H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Brighton & Hove Albion one win, Aston Villa four wins, four draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 8 goals |   J. Ramsey 5 goals |  O. Watkins 5 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 31 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 37 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 75% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 58% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 52% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 54% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 32% | 42% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 14.1 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 28% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| 12.2 | 11.6 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 14.2 | 13 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
- Aston Villa have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (12) 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 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 46 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 42 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -19 | 18 |
| 19 | Burnley | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 17 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -38 | 17 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion
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- Aston Villa
- Birmingham Mail - (local newspaper)
