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

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Premier League · 2021-22

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0 – 2

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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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Aston Villa FC get this one started.
5' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
15' Neal Maupay has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 35 cards already picked up this season.
16' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Cucurella will be fuming at that decision.
17' What composure from Matty Cash! The Poland international strokes it home. 0-1.
18' A stunning finish from Matty Cash — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' Matty Cash is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Leandro Trossard gets a Yellow card.
30' Lewis Dunk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 38 Yellow cards this season.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' Morgan Sanson, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Jacob Ramsey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
57' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Yves Bissouma will be fuming at that decision.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Veltman.
63' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jakub Moder departs to be replaced by Danny Welbeck.
68' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Watkins makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 68.
72' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Douglas Luiz exits the field as Morgan Sanson enters on 72.
77' The 30-year-old Yves Bissouma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
79' Danny Ings makes way for Ashley Young at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emiliano Martinez.
86' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Tim Iroegbunam on 86 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Emiliano Martinez
5
Tyrone Mings
27
Lucas Digne
20
Danny Ings ↓ Ashley Young 79'
2
Matty Cash
11
Ollie Watkins
4
Ezri Konsa
7
John McGinn
6
Douglas Luiz ↓ Morgan Sanson 72'
23
Philippe Coutinho ↓ Tim Iroegbunam 86'
41
Jacob Ramsey

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2.52 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC57% Draw22% Aston Villa FC21%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

43%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC50% Draw37% Aston Villa FC13%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.8%

4 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✗

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