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Brighton
Brighton
3rd · 19 pts·WWWLW
vs
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Aston Villa
Aston Villa
10th · 12 pts·WDWWD
The story

Europa League champions Villa face Brighton season opener

Reigning Europa League winners Aston Villa travel to the Amex Stadium to begin their campaign against a Brighton side looking to avoid a third consecutive Premier League defeat.

Match news & current form

Brighton enter the new season 16th in the table with everything to play for after finishing 8th last term. Fabian Hurzeler’s side comes into this opener following a grueling midweek trip to Norway, where they played out a 0-0 draw against Tromso in their Conference League debut. Despite that stalemate, the Seagulls showed strong pre-season form with high-scoring wins over Strasbourg and Roma.

Aston Villa start the season in 2nd place and are firmly in the title conversation after Unai Emery led them to European silverware last season. However, momentum has stalled recently; the Villans suffered four defeats in their last five outings, including a narrow 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the European Super Cup and consecutive 2-1 friendly defeats to Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Head-to-head history

Aston Villa have historically dominated this fixture, winning nine of their 14 Premier League meetings with Brighton. Furthermore, Unai Emery holds a significant tactical edge over Fabian Hurzeler, boasting three wins and a draw in their four previous managerial encounters.

Hot stats & streaks
  • Brighton are unbeaten in their last five opening-day fixtures (W4 D1), their best such run since 1979.
  • The Seagulls are at risk of losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March 2022.
  • Aston Villa have won nine of the 14 total Premier League encounters between these two sides.
  • Brighton have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches across all competitions.
Key players & missing men

John McGinn remains the focal point for Villa, having scored in their recent friendly against Monchengladbach, while Ollie Watkins is chasing goals to maintain Villa's top-five credentials. Brighton are heavily depleted with Kaoru Mitoma, Yankuba Minteh, and Evan Ferguson among the absentees. Villa are also missing key personnel including Leon Bailey, Amadou Onana, and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, while the summer departures of Douglas Luiz, Morgan Rogers, and Ezri Konsa have further tested Emery's squad depth.

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What our AI model sees
Season averages
Brighton2.4
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0.6Aston Villa
Season average total: 3.00 goals
The market
Public / market price
1X2 probabilities
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Brighton winDrawAston Villa win
Market call
Double chance : Draw or Aston Villa
Elo rating & xG

Strength rating and xG.

Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.

Overall strength (Club Elo)

One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.

Brighton
1842
Aston Villa
1921

Aston Villa are the stronger side — 79 rating points clear of Brighton.

Goals vs xG

xG = goals an average team would score from the same chances. Scoring well above xG means clinical finishing (or a hot streak).

BrightonBrighton
Goals scored
2.40
Expected (xG)
2.04
Clinical — scoring above their xG
Per game · last 10 matches
Aston VillaAston Villa
Goals scored
1.20
Expected (xG)
1.42
Scoring in line with their xG
Per game · last 10 matches
The scoring picture

Goals scored and conceded.

Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.

Goals per game

Both teams across every game this season.

BrightonBrightonAston VillaAston Villa
2.67Goals scored / game1.11
0.78Goals conceded / game1.44
How reliable, all season

Whole season, home and away combined — Brighton 9 games, Aston Villa 9 games.

BrightonBrightonAston VillaAston Villa
67%Games with a clean sheet22%
11%Games they failed to score33%
Head-to-head

Past meetings.

Brighton
4–0
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0
Brighton
Brighton
3–4
Aston Villa
Brighton
0–3
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–2
Brighton
Form check

Their recent form.

Brighton
Brighton
On a strong winning run
Last 5
4W · 0D · 1L
Manchester CityvBrighton
0–1
W
LiverpoolvBrighton
2–0
L
BrightonvCrystal Palace
5–0
W
SunderlandvBrighton
0–2
W
BrightonvArsenal
3–0
W
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Winning more than not lately
Last 5
3W · 2D · 0L
Aston VillavFulham
1–1
D
Aston VillavManchester City
2–1
W
NewcastlevAston Villa
0–1
W
Aston VillavBrentford
2–2
D
TottenhamvAston Villa
2–3
W
League standings

Where they sit in the table.

Premier League (England) standings · both teams highlighted in context.

#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
ArsenalArsenal
9
8
0
1
+9
24
2
Manchester CityManchester City
9
7
0
2
+10
21
3
BrightonBrighton
9
6
1
2
+17
19
4
ChelseaChelsea
9
5
1
3
+4
16
5
LiverpoolLiverpool
9
4
3
2
+2
15
6
BrentfordBrentford
9
3
5
1
+7
14
7
EvertonEverton
9
3
4
2
+0
13
8
BournemouthBournemouth
9
3
3
3
+1
12
9
TottenhamTottenham
9
3
3
3
+0
12
10
Aston VillaAston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
11
Hull CityHull City
9
2
5
2
+1
11
12
LeedsLeeds
9
2
5
2
+1
11
13
NewcastleNewcastle
9
3
2
4
-3
11
14
IpswichIpswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
15
FulhamFulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
CoventryCoventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Manchester UnitedManchester United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
SunderlandSunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5