Premier League: Aston Villa vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 19 match between Aston Villa and Brighton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Brighton come to Villa Park for the Premier League match this coming Monday, Aston Villa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Aston Villa are placed nineth with 28 points after 18 matches. Brighton occupy a position as tenth in the league on 26 points.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Brighton

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Nottingham Forest by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-1 against Manchester City. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Newcastle. Aston Villa won three of their previous six matches at Villa Park in the Premier League. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Brighton Form

Brighton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Aston Villa and Brighton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Brighton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Aston Villa vs Brighton

Jhon Duran found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Kaoru Mitoma just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Brighton won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Aston Villa are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Aston Villa have beaten Brighton in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Brighton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Brighton played. Brighton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Monday, as Aston Villa only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Brighton claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Brighton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Aston Villa when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brighton, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.