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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Aston Villa FC

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

Steven Alzate 20' Y

Y 21' Jack Grealish

Y 70' Douglas Luiz

Leandro Trossard 77' Y

Y 89' Morgan Sanson

Overview

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#16
10	Points	4
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
16	Scored	4
5	Conceded	9
+11	GD	-5
2.00	PPG	0.80
60%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ 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' The wait is over. Brighton & Hove Albion FC get us underway at The American Express Community Stadium.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Steven Alzate.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Grealish is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 21.
26' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Aston Villa FC's compact .
46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brighton & Hove Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 459 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' The 30-year-old Bertrand Traore has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Aston Villa FC make a change. Matty Cash trudges off to be replaced by Ahmed El Mohamady on 61 minutes.
62' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Adam Lallana on, Steven Alzate off on 62 minutes.
66' Aston Villa FC make a change. Bertrand Traore trudges off to be replaced by Trezeguet on 66 minutes.
70' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
75' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
76' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Ross Barkley has done his job and it is now time for Morgan Sanson to step up.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Trossard.
80' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Neal Maupay by Danny Welbeck on 80 minute.
85' Aston Villa FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Morgan Sanson.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	7
Deniz Undav	3
Matty Cash	2
Danny Ings	2
Jack Grealish	2
Douglas Luiz	2
Jack Hinshelwood	2
Ansu Fati	1

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-02-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-01-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Fulham FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2021-02-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2021-02-03 Aston Villa FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2021-01-30 Southampton FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2021-01-27 Burnley FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2021-01-23 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.72 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.6 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC70% Draw18% Aston Villa FC12%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

30%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC60% Draw34% Aston Villa FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.5%

3 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

9.9%

4 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

1 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.9%

5 – 0

4.4%

5 – 1

2.7%

2 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	22%	40%
-1.5	60%	—	40%
-1	60%	20%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✗

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