Ace Football previews the Premier League round 1 match between Brighton and Aston Villa and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Premier League title favourites Brighton begin their title challenge this coming Sunday in an opening day encounter with Aston Villa at The American Express Community Stadium.
Team form: Brighton vs Aston Villa
Brighton Form
A single draw is all Brighton have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 0-3 against Leeds and Manchester United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Tromso. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Brighton but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring ten goals while conceding six.
Aston Villa Form
In the last three matches, Aston Villa beat Freiburg 0-3, won 1-2 against Manchester City, and lost 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain. Aston Villa 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 ten goals to six.
Betting facts for Brighton and Aston Villa
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brighton and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 12 Brighton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Brighton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Brighton vs Aston Villa
Jack Hinshelwood look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ollie Watkins adds to his seven Premier League goals come this coming Sunday.
Popular markets: Brighton vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Brighton claimed eight wins in their previous 10 matches at The American Express Community Stadium across all tournaments. They lost two as well, while visitors Aston Villa won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost five. Aston Villa conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Aston Villa have not lost to Brighton in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brighton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Aston Villa only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Aston Villa games. Brighton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Aston Villa managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Aston Villa. They performed an average of 2.3 goals in these. Aston Villa conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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