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 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to score. At the same time, Aston Villa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 369 games and scored 524 goals.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Jack Hinshelwood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 20.
25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 477 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
50' Morgan Rogers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
51' The England forward Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
56' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fabian Hürzeler might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Ollie Watkins on, Marcus Rashford off on 65 minutes.
70' Lewis Dunk has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
72' The supporters are chanting for Danny Welbeck. He replaces Joao Pedro on 72 minute.
77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
78' Marco Asensio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
81' The whistle greets Matty Cash as he departs to be replaced by Axel Disasi.
84' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Brajan Gruda trudges off to be replaced by Matt O'Riley on 84 minutes.
88' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Morgan Rogers is replaced by Donyell Malen.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Emiliano Martinez on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jack Hinshelwood	2
Simon Adingra	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

1 / 4

2.35 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC45% Draw23% Aston Villa FC32%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

55%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Aston Villa FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC40% Draw37% Aston Villa FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	19%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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