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

Premier League · 2021-22
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 15:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Cucurella 16' Y
Y 19' Matty Cash
Leandro Trossard 25' Y
Y 25' Douglas Luiz
Y 40' Tyrone Mings
Y 40' Ollie Watkins
Yves Bissouma 57' Y
Joel Veltman 58' Y
Y 83' Emiliano Martinez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Michael Oliver

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

3
3
9
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Aston Villa FC H 0–2 L
19 Feb Burnley FC H 0–3 L
15 Feb Manchester United FC A 0–2 L
12 Feb Watford FC A 2–0 W
05 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
23 Jan Leicester City FC A 1–1 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
19 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
13 Feb Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
09 Feb Leeds United FC H 3–3 D
22 Jan Everton FC A 1–0 W
15 Jan Manchester United FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium that hosts another battle between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Veltman, as he is very good at scoring at The American Express Community Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 17' Goal! Matty Cash scores his 21 goal in 382 matches.
  • 18' The deadlock is broken! Matty Cash gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
  • 19' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Leandro Trossard was booked on 25.
  • 30' Aston Villa FC have won 524 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Lewis Dunk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Tyrone Mings on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' Philippe Coutinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' 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 Douglas Luiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yves Bissouma on 57.
  • 58' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Jakub Moder is replaced by Danny Welbeck.
  • 68' GOAL! Ollie Watkins fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 72' Morgan Sanson gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Douglas Luiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Danny Ings is replaced by Ashley Young on 79 minute.
  • 83' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Philippe Coutinho has done his job and it is now time for Tim Iroegbunam to step up.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Aston Villa FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 7
Deniz Undav 3
Matty Cash 2
Danny Ings 2
Jack Grealish 2
Douglas Luiz 2
Jack Hinshelwood 2
Donyell Malen 1

Head to Head

2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC 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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2022-02-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Burnley FC L 2022-02-15 Manchester United FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-02-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 2022-02-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2022-02-13 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2022-02-09 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Leeds United FC D 2022-01-22 Everton FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2022-01-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC50% Draw25% Aston Villa FC25%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
50%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC41% Draw41% Aston Villa FC18%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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