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Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Head-to-Head

9
3
3
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
05 Oct Norwich City FC A 5–1 W
28 Sep Burnley FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
16 Sep West Ham United FC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
05 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–0 W
28 Sep Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
21 Sep Newcastle United FC A 0–0 D
14 Sep Burnley FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#16 Position #3
4 Points 10
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 1
4 Scored 16
9 Conceded 5
-5 GD +11
0.80 PPG 2.00
20% Win % 60%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Tyrone Mings, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Conor Hourihane gets a Yellow card.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Adam Webster gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Aston Villa FC have won 501 goals from 359 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Aaron Mooy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Mooy argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Solomon March has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Connolly on 46 minute.
  • 47' Brilliant from the forward! Jack Grealish makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 52' Brazil international Wesley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' Martin Montoya is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' The whistle greets Conor Hourihane as he departs to be replaced by Trezeguet.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Shane Duffy gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Martin Montoya and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Douglas Luiz. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi on 76 minute.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Neal Maupay as he leaves the pitch. Steven Alzate steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matt Targett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC30% Draw21% Brighton & Hove Albion FC49%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
70%
Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC17% Draw38% Brighton & Hove Albion FC45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 4
4.3%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 21% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 18% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.