Brighton vs Aston Villa: result 3-4 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 3, 2025 at 07:30 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
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What was the result of Brighton vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won 3-4 on December 3, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 9′J. van HeckeBrighton
- 29′Pau TorresBrighton (o.g.)
- 37′O. WatkinsAston Villa
- 45′O. WatkinsAston Villa
- 60′A. OnanaAston Villa
- 78′D. MalenAston Villa
- 83′J. van HeckeBrighton
Official lineup for Brighton vs Aston Villa
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 9S. Tzimas
- 29M. De Cuyper
- 8B. Gruda
- 11Y. Minteh
- 25D. Gómez
- 17C. Baleba
- 24F. Kadıoğlu
- 5L. Dunk
- 6J. van Hecke
- 27M. Wieffer
- 1B. Verbruggen
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1- 11O. Watkins
- 27M. Rogers
- 7J. McGinn
- 29E. Guessand
- 24A. Onana
- 44B. Kamara
- 22I. Maatsen
- 14Pau Torres
- 4E. Konsa
- 2M. Cash
- 40M. Bizot
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Aston Villa have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Brentford(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Crystal Palace(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Leeds(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Arsenal(away) | 0-2 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Wolves(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2025 | BSC Young Boys(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Leeds(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Bournemouth(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 2 draws, 3 Aston Villa wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| May 5, 2024 | Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| May 28, 2023 | Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton | Friendlies Clubs |
Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Aston Villa on Apr 2, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Brighton score 2.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 1.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Aston Villa | 1.7 | 0.7 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Brighton sit 3rd in Premier League (13 points from 6 matches) and Aston Villa sit 16th (5 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
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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