Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

2
3
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' The game is set. Brighton & Hove Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Hinshelwood argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 25' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Aston Villa FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 51' Marcus Rashford has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Ollie Watkins comes on to replace Marcus Rashford.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 72 minute. Joao Pedro leaves to be changed by Danny Welbeck.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Asensio makes it 0-2.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Matty Cash is replaced by Axel Disasi on 81 minute.
  • 84' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Brajan Gruda trudges off to be replaced by Matt O'Riley on 84 minutes.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Donyell Malen comes on to replace Morgan Rogers.
  • 90' Emiliano Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 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

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 7
Deniz Undav 3
Matty Cash 2
Danny Ings 2
Jack Grealish 2
Douglas Luiz 2
Ezri Konsa 1
Ansu Fati 1

Head to Head

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

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
7%
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.