Brighton vs Aston Villa

4 - 0
🕒 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Brighton 3 · Aston Villa 11
Referee Stats
4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Brighton outshot their opponent (21-6).
  • Brighton controlled possession (73%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

13 / 1
Avg: 3.25 / 0.25

Points

10
Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 6
Avg: 1.00 / 1.50

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.50
PPG
1.75
3.25
GF
1.00
0.25
GA
1.50
75%
O2.5
50%
25%
BTTS
25%
25%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Brighton rank3rd
Aston Villa rank11th
Brighton points16
Aston Villa points8
Brighton: #3 · 16 pts · GD +18
2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #11 · 8 pts · GD -4
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

W W D W
Points10/12
Weighted index87
Goals13-1
Record3-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W W D L
Points7/12
Weighted index77
Goals4-6
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home100%
Brighton clean sheet at home75%
Aston Villa score away50%
Aston Villa clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first25%
Brighton win after scoring first100%
Aston Villa score first50%
Aston Villa win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 100% · Aston Villa 0%
Avg first goal minute: Brighton 31.0' · Aston Villa 42.5'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home3.25 vs 1.61
Brighton concede at home0.25 vs 1.29
Aston Villa score away1.00 vs 1.29
Aston Villa concede away1.50 vs 1.61
Brighton score 101% above league average, while Aston Villa score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Brighton are 81% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
0
Total Shots
21
6
Shots off Goal
12
6
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
15
2
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
73%
27%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
12
11
Offsides
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
647
242
Passes Accurate
601
185
Passes %
93%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals9 (60.0%)
BTTS8 (53.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Brighton vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season