Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Brighton & Hove Albion play Aston Villa in Premier League (England). The match date is 3 December 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 3:4.

Current form

Brighton & Hove Albion: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Aston Villa: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Brighton & Hove Albion scores 1.37 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Aston Villa scores 1.47 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Brighton & Hove Albion 55%, Aston Villa 58%. Over 2.5: Brighton & Hove Albion 50%, Aston Villa 53%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Brighton & Hove Albion has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.47. Brighton & Hove Albion: 13.0 shots per match, Aston Villa: 12.7.

Match halves

Brighton & Hove Albion: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.84. Aston Villa: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Brighton & Hove Albion: 76-90+ (16 goals). Aston Villa: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

2 : 2
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
16Shots14
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
7Shots on target10
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.87xG1.75
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
5Corners6
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
50Dangerous attacks24
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
10Fouls9
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
2Cards2
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.37Goals scored / match1.47
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.21Goals conceded / match1.29
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
54%Average possession54%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
4.63Shots on target / match4.47
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.03Shots per match12.71
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
4.63Shots on target4.47
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
10.5%Shot conversion11.6%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
54%Possession54%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.54xG for1.47
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.33xG against1.46
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Shooting quality

Brighton & Hove Albion: BalancedAston Villa: Balanced
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Aston Villa is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Brighton & Hove Albion · 1.4 pts / match - Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion
WLWLL
Season result split
37% W29% R34% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-11-13
1.39 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-6-4
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 80%
Aston Villa
LLDWW
Season result split
50% W21% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-8-11
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-6-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Aston Villa is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.37 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion · 1.47 goals / match - Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.21 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion · 1.29 goals / match - Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion scoring profile: very strong

Brighton & Hove Albion scores in 76% of matches (29 of 38 matches), while Aston Villa keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

Aston Villa scoring profile: very strong

Aston Villa scores in 74% of matches (28 of 38 matches), while Brighton & Hove Albion keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

52Goals scored (season)56
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
46Goals conceded (season)49
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
2.58Average goals in match2.76
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
7Goals scored (last 5)9
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal74%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
47%2 goals45%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
13%3 goals18%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
0%4 goals11%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal76%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
32%2 goals32%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
11%3 goals16%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
5%4 goals5%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Brighton & Hove Albion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 38 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time24%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
5%BTTS in both halves8%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
29%Scored in both halves37%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
20%BTTS - last 580%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Brighton & Hove Albion - half-time state
29% leading32% draw39% trailing
Aston Villa - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)1.21
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.16
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
47%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
61%No goal before half-time53%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per match (2nd half)1.68
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.61
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
53%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
34%No goal after half-time37%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion - second-half results

39% W37% R24% P
45
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Aston Villa - second-half results

45% W34% R21% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Brighton & Hove Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Aston Villa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.20
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Brighton & Hove Albion
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
4
8
16-30
7
11
31-45
7
5
46-60
9
5
61-75
16
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Aston Villa
ScoredConceded
4
9
0-15
6
5
16-30
11
9
31-45
11
10
46-60
10
7
61-75
14
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Brighton & Hove Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Aston Villa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Brighton & Hove AlbionLigaAston Villa
Average goals in match 2.582.75 2.76
Both teams scored 55%56% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%55% 53%
Clean sheets 26%26% 24%
Goal before half-time 76%72% 74%
Goal after half-time 87%79% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 0 - 1 Aston Villa. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa?

The Premier League match finished Brighton & Hove Albion 3:4 Aston Villa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa?

Brighton & Hove Albion score 1.37 goals per game on average and Aston Villa 1.47. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Brighton & Hove Albion's matches and 58% of Aston Villa's.

What form are Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa in?

Over the last 5 games Brighton & Hove Albion have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Aston Villa 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.