Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa in English Premier League ended 4:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Aston Villa at 39.5% - the match finished 4:0, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Brighton & Hove Albion X 2 · Aston Villa Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 39.3% 27.5% 33.3% Home win · Brighton & Hove Albion ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 36.0% 24.5% 39.5% Away win · Aston Villa ✘ Missed
Data Providers 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% Away win · Aston Villa ✘ Missed
Final score 4:0 Home win · Brighton & Hove Albion
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.21 on a Brighton & Hove Albion win, 3.51 on the draw and 3.17 on a Aston Villa win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Brighton & Hove Albion win 2.21 2.28 1xBet 45.2% 36%
Draw 3.51 3.60 10Bet 28.5% 24.5%
Aston Villa win 3.17 3.35 1xBet 31.5% 39.5%
Over 2.5 goals 1.78 1.87 1xBet 56.2% 59.6%
Under 2.5 goals 2.05 2.25 10Bet 48.8% 40.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.63 1.67 888Sport 61.3% 55.6%
Both teams to score - No 2.21 2.40 10Bet 45.2% 44.4%
Updated: 23.08.2026 08:44 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

  1. 8′V. Lindelof · Own goal
  2. 9′Joao Gomes · Yellow card
  3. 9′P. Gross · Yellow card
  4. 11′Y. Ayari · Yellow card
  5. 18′M. De Cuyper · Goal (assist: G. Rutter)
  6. 30′J. Hinshelwood · Goal (assist: D. Gomez)
  7. 31′J. Hinshelwood · Goal
  8. 33′J. McGinn · Yellow card
  9. 40′Joao Gomes · Red card
  10. 64′J. Hinshelwood · Substitution (off: C. Kostoulas)
  11. 64′Y. Ayari · Substitution (off: Costinha)

Match statistics: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Statistic Brighton & Hove Albion Aston Villa
Possession 70% 30%
Shots on target 5 0
Total shots 16 5
Shots off target 8 5
Blocked shots 3 0
Corners 5 1
Fouls 9 6
Offsides 4 1
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 1
Saves 0 2
Passes 429 191
Pass accuracy 93% 80%

Line-ups: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen 6.9
  2. 5 Lewis Dunk 7.2
  3. 8 Jack Hinshelwood 8.9
  4. 10 Georginio Rutter 7.6
  5. 13 Pascal Groß 6.6
  6. 21 Olivier Boscagli 7.2
  7. 25 Diego Gómez 8.2
  8. 26 Yasin Ayari 6.2
  9. 27 Mats Wieffer 6.3
  10. 29 Maxim De Cuyper 7.9
  11. 44 Luka Vušković 7.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Pascal Struijk
  2. 12 Promise David
  3. 15 Ibrahim Osman
  4. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas
  5. 20 Costinha
  6. 23 Jason Steele
  7. 30 Michael Svoboda
  8. 35 Malick Yalcouyé
  9. 36 Zadok Yohanna

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Matty Cash 5.9
  2. 3 Victor Lindelöf 5.3
  3. 6 Ross Barkley 6.3
  4. 7 John McGinn 6.3
  5. 8 Boubacar Kamara 6.5
  6. 10 Emiliano Buendía 6.6
  7. 14 Pau Torres 4.9
  8. 22 Ian Maatsen 5.3
  9. 35 João Gomes 5.2
  10. 40 Marco Bizot 6.3
  11. 53 George Hemmings 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Zion Suzuki
  2. 5 Tyrone Mings
  3. 13 Matteo Ruggeri
  4. 17 Alejandro Garnacho
  5. 26 Lamare Bogarde
  6. 45 Triston Rowe
  7. 47 Alysson
  8. 49 Bradley Burrowes
  9. 74 Luka Lynch

Form and head-to-head: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion

DLWDL

Aston Villa

LWDLL

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 0; draws: 0; Aston Villa wins: 2.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–4 Aston Villa English Premier League

English Premier League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 +7 12 WWWW
2 Manchester City 3 3 0 0 +5 9 WWW
3 Hull City 4 2 2 0 +3 8 DDWW
4 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 +1 7 DLWW
5 Brentford 4 1 3 0 +3 6 DDDW
6 Liverpool 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DWDD
7 Everton 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DDDW
8 Ipswich Town 4 2 0 2 -3 6 WLLW
9 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 +2 5 DWD
10 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 +1 5 DDW
11 Nottingham Forest 4 1 2 1 0 5 WDDL
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 +3 4 DLW
13 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 +1 4 DWL
14 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 -2 4 LDWL
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 0 3 1 -1 3 DDDL
16 Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 -5 3 LWLL
17 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 2 2 -5 2 DDLL
18 Fulham 4 0 1 3 -3 1 DLLL
19 Aston Villa 4 0 1 3 -6 1 LDLL
20 Coventry City 3 0 0 3 -5 0 LLL

Managers: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

F. Hürzeler
Brighton & Hove AlbionManagerF. Hürzeler
Unai Emery
Aston VillaManagerUnai Emery

Match information: Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Kick-off
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Competition
English Premier League
Round
1
City
Falmer
Surface
grass
Capacity
31,876