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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 13 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Aston Villa FCPremier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb Aston Villa FC H 0–0 D
10 Feb Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
06 Feb Burnley FC A 1–1 D
03 Feb Liverpool FC A 1–0 W
31 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
27 Jan Fulham FC H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D
06 Feb Arsenal FC H 1–0 W
03 Feb West Ham United FC H 1–3 L
30 Jan Southampton FC A 1–0 W
27 Jan Burnley FC A 2–3 L
23 Jan Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Aston Villa FC
#15 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Brighton & Hove Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 20.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Grealish on 21.
  • 26' Yves Bissouma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Burn made 380 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' Joel Veltman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Matty Cash is replaced by Ahmed El Mohamady on 61 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Steven Alzate is replaced by Adam Lallana.
  • 66' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Bertrand Traore by Trezeguet on 66 minute.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Douglas Luiz on 70.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 76' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Ross Barkley is withdrawn and Morgan Sanson gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Leandro Trossard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Neal Maupay trudges off to be replaced by Danny Welbeck on 80 minutes.
  • 85' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Morgan Sanson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Morgan Sanson gets a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.36 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.33 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC28% Draw51% Aston Villa FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 47%
53%
± 1.5 17%
83%
± 2.5 4%
96%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
72%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC
49%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC10% Draw82% Aston Villa FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 1
14%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.1%
2 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.3%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 0
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%
3 – 1
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% 97%
-1 3% 17% 79%
-0.5 21% 79%
+0.5 82% 18%
+1 82% 15% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
72%
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
70%

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