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Aston Villa vs Brighton: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 12Kick-off on November 20, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
2-0
Brighton

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Brighton?

Aston Villa won 2-0 on November 20, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 84′O. WatkinsAston Villa
  • 89′T. MingsAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Brighton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-3-3
  1. 11O. Watkins
  2. 20D. Ings
  3. 41J. Ramsey
  1. 2M. Cash
  2. 10E. Buendía
  3. 19M. Nakamba
  1. 7J. McGinn
  2. 4E. Konsa
  3. 3M. Targett
  4. 5T. Mings
  1. 1E. Martínez

Brighton

3-5-2
  1. 11L. Trossard
  2. 8Y. Bissouma
  1. 15J. Moder
  2. 13P. Groß
  3. 14A. Lallana
  4. 2T. Lamptey
  5. 3Marc Cucurella
  1. 5L. Dunk
  2. 24S. Duffy
  3. 4A. Webster
  1. 23J. Steele
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Brighton have 6, 6 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2021Southampton(away)0-1Premier League
Oct 31, 2021West Ham(home)1-4Premier League
Oct 22, 2021Arsenal(away)1-3Premier League
Oct 16, 2021Wolves(home)2-3Premier League
Oct 3, 2021Tottenham(away)1-2Premier League
Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2021Newcastle(home)1-1Premier League
Oct 30, 2021Liverpool(away)2-2Premier League
Oct 27, 2021Leicester(away)2-2League Cup
Oct 23, 2021Manchester City(home)1-4Premier League
Oct 16, 2021Norwich(away)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Aston Villa wins, 3 draws, 1 Brighton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2021Brighton 0-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Nov 21, 2020Aston Villa 1-2 BrightonPremier League
Jan 18, 2020Brighton 1-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Oct 19, 2019Aston Villa 2-1 BrightonPremier League
Sep 25, 2019Brighton 1-3 Aston VillaLeague Cup
May 7, 2017Aston Villa 1-1 BrightonChampionship

Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Aston Villa on Feb 13, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.81.558/1510/15
Brighton1.21.167/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Aston Villa sit 16th in Premier League (5 points from 6 matches) and Brighton sit 3rd (13 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Brighton641118513
16Aston Villa61236115

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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