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Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Aston Villa FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Cucurella
Marvelous Nakamba 59' Y
Y 67' Adam Webster
Y 90' Alexis Mac Allister
Ezri Konsa 90' Y
Matty Cash 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

9
3
3
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-11-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2019-10-19 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Southampton FC A 0–1 L
31 Oct West Ham United FC H 1–4 L
22 Oct Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
16 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–3 L
03 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D
30 Oct Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
23 Oct Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
16 Oct Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
02 Oct Arsenal FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#10 Position #2
13 Points 22
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 2
14 Scored 26
17 Conceded 7
-3 GD +19
1.30 PPG 2.20
30% Win % 70%

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
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
6/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 4 G 4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 3 G 2 A
Yasin Ayari 3 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 3 G
Maxim De Cuyper 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The 25-year-old Jacob Ramsey has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Leandro Trossard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shane Duffy, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Lallana made 423 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Aston Villa FC have won 524 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Cucurella is replaced by Solomon March.
  • 66' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Ings departs to be replaced by Leon Bailey.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Adam Webster argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' Ashley Young gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Emiliano Buendia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The whistle greets Tariq Lamptey as he departs to be replaced by Neal Maupay.
  • 84' Ollie Watkins doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Jacob Ramsey by Anwar El Ghazi on 84 minute.
  • 89' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Pascal Gross has done his job and it is now time for Alexis Mac Allister to step up.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Tyrone Mings — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexis Mac Allister on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 7
Deniz Undav 3
Jack Hinshelwood 2
Matty Cash 2
Danny Ings 2
Jack Grealish 2
Douglas Luiz 2
Maxim De Cuyper 1

Head to Head

2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-11-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2019-10-19 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-11-05 Southampton FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-10-31 Aston Villa FC 1–4 West Ham United FC L 2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-11-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2021-10-30 Liverpool FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2021-10-16 Norwich City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.17 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC29% Draw23% Brighton & Hove Albion FC48%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
71%
Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC17% Draw40% Brighton & Hove Albion FC43%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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