Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0 – 3

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Aston Villa FC

Wed 2 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Amex Stadium 31,230 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 51' Marcus Rashford

0–2 78' Marco Asensio

0–3 90+10' Donyell Malen

Jack Hinshelwood 20' Y

Y 90' Emiliano Martinez

Y 90' Axel Disasi

Y 90' Ollie Watkins

Overview

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-09-30 Aston Villa FC 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	0–3	L
29 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–4	L
15 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
08 Mar	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–0	W
30 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	3–0	W
12 Mar	Club Brugge KV	H	3–0	W
08 Mar	Brentford FC	A	1–0	W
04 Mar	Club Brugge KV	A	3–1	W
28 Feb	Cardiff City 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' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have kicked off against Aston Villa FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Dunk made 336 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
25' 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 John McGinn suffering a number of foals already.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Asensio, as he is very good at scoring at Amex Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' A quiet spell here at Amex Stadium. Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Donyell Malen, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Rashford makes it 0-1.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' Marcus Rashford makes way for Ollie Watkins at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
70' The 28-year-old Matty Cash has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
72' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Pedro departs to be replaced by Danny Welbeck.
77' Pau Torres has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 407 appearances.
78' GOAL! Marco Asensio fires home to make it 0-2!
81' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Matty Cash is replaced by Axel Disasi on 81 minute.
84' Matt O'Riley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brajan Gruda on 84 minute.
88' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Donyell Malen on, Morgan Rogers off on 88 minutes.
90' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0-3 Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 72'
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 84'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 72'
16
Eiran Cashin ↑ 72'
7
Solly March
39
Carl Rushworth
20
Carlos Baleba ↑ 72'
17
Yankubah Minteh
60
Charlie Tasker

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Donyell Malen ↑ 88'
5
Tyrone Mings
11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 65'
3
Axel Disasi ↑ 81'
21
Marco Asensio ↑ 65'
25
Robin Olsen
22
Ian Maatsen
24
Amadou Onana ↑ 65'
16
Andres Garcia

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	7
Deniz Undav	3
Matty Cash	2
Danny Ings	2
Jack Grealish	2
Douglas Luiz	2
Simon Adingra	1
Donyell Malen	1

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W

Aston Villa FC Form

2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-12 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Club Brugge KV W 2025-03-08 Brentford FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-04 Club Brugge KV 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC17% Draw30% Aston Villa FC53%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 1.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

83%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC9% Draw55% Aston Villa FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

20.5%

0 – 0

18.4%

0 – 2

13.8%

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

3.3%

2 – 1

2.4%

0 – 4

2.1%

2 – 2

1.8%

2 – 0

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	9%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	28%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	17%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✓

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