Premier League: Aston Villa vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Aston Villa and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Aston Villa are currently looking at 47 points on their account, having played 25 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, Brighton find themselves as number 14 in the Premier League with 31 points following 25 rounds.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Brighton

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Salzburg 3-2. They were then defeated 0-1 against Brentford, before drawing 1-1 against Bournemouth. Aston Villa won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored ten goals and conceded five times.

Brighton Form

Brighton only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Fulham. Then a 1-1 draw with Everton followed, before Crystal Palace claimed a 0-1 victory. Brighton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to seven.

Betting facts 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

Look no further than John McGinn, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Aston Villa in the Premier League, while Yasin Ayari managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for The Seagulls in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs Brighton

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won eight times and lost two as well. Brighton won two times, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Aston Villa have not lost to Brighton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Brighton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Brighton played. Aston Villa probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as Brighton managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Brighton have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Aston Villa when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brighton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.