Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Prediction & Tips
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Read predictions, team news and betting tips for the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa on Wednesday 2nd April (7:45pm GMT).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Predictions
- Full Time Result: Draw
- Correct Score: 2-2
- Both Teams To Score: Yes
- Over 2.5 Goals: Yes
- First Goalscorer: Danny Welbeck
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Tips
- Highest Scoring Half – 2nd Half: 21/20 @ William Hill
- Brighton to Score in Both Halves: 7/4 @ Sky Bet
Tip 1
14 of Villa’s last 15 goals across all competitions have been scored in the second half of matches.
That astonishing stat is a trend seen across the whole of their current PL campaign, scoring 24 and conceding 27 in the second half of games – 10-17 in away fixtures – compared to 17-18 in the first half.
Similarly, Brighton have netted 28 and shipped 20 in the second 45 of their 29 league matches, which is more significant than the 20-22 seen in the opening halves.
With both teams carrying some good form coming into this one, they could well cancel each other out before the interval helps things become a little more open.
Tip 2
The Seagulls have managed this feat 12 times in 29 PL games this season, giving the bet a 41% success rate in league fixtures alone.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side have scored a first half goal in 58.6% of matches, and notched at least once in the second half in a higher 69% of meetings.
Villa’s defensive woes have been well documented and although this was largely down to a lack of consistent personnel, the numbers are still staggering. AVFC are on a negative goal difference despite being in the European race, have conceded 45 times and have managed only four PL clean sheets all season.
The pair’s last meeting at Villa Park in late December saw four goals scored in a share of the spoils where this particular bet was a success.
Brighton & Hove Albion Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
The Seagulls themselves failed to claim a trip to Wembley when falling to defeat via penalty shootout to Nottingham Forest last Saturday evening in the FA Cup.
Brighton still have a lengthy injury list, with Igor Julio, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner, Joel Veltman, Matt O’Riley, Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey, Mats Wieffer and Adam Webster all unavailable for the hosts.
Brighton & Hove Albion Predicted XI: Verbruggen; Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, Gomez; Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Aston Villa Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
Villa booked their place in this year’s FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Championship club Preston North End at Deepdale, thanks to a Marcus Rashford brace.
Ross Barkley is now Unai Emery’s only absentee, sidelined by a calf issue.
Aston Villa Predicted XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Rogers, Asensio, Rashford; Watkins.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head Record
Last Five Results:
- 30/12/24: Villa 2-2 Brighton – Premier League
- 05/05/24: Brighton 1-0 Villa – Premier League
- 30/09/24: Villa 6-1 Brighton – Premier League
- 28/05/23: Villa 2-1 Brighton – Premier League
- 13/11/22: Brighton 1-2 Villa – Premier League
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