23 August 2026, 13:00 UTC

Brighton vs Aston Villa Premier League prediction & result

Amex Stadium, Brighton
Full time4 – 0

Final score: Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa.

Before kick-off the model made it 55% Brighton, 21% draw, 24% Aston Villa — fair odds of 1.82, 4.76 and 4.17.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

Brighton at 55%: of 1,622 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.4% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽V. Lindelof (OG)
8'
9'
Joao Gomes
P. Gross
9'
Y. Ayari
11'
⚽M. De Cuyperassist: G. Rutter
18'
⚽J. Hinshelwoodassist: D. Gomez
30'
⚽J. Hinshelwood
31'
33'
J. McGinn
40'
Joao Gomes
🔁J. Hinshelwoodout: C. Kostoulas
64'
🔁Y. Ayariout: Costinha
64'
74'
🔁R. Barkleyout: L. Bogarde
74'
🔁P. Torresout: T. Mings
🔁M. Wiefferout: Z. Yohanna
78'
🔁M. De Cuyperout: I. Osman
78'
82'
🔁I. Maatsenout: M. Ruggeri
82'
🔁J. McGinnout: Alysson
🔁D. Gomezout: M. Yalcouye
86'
86'
🔁E. Buendiaout: A. Garnacho
90+5'
M. Cash

Match stats — Brighton vs Aston Villa

73%Possession27%
21Shots6
6On target0
5Corners2
3.67xG0.31

Goals against chances

Brighton4 from 3.67 xGabout what the chances were worth
Aston Villa0 from 0.31 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1
  • 1Bart VerbruggenG
  • 27Mats WiefferD
  • 44Luka VuškovićD
  • 5Lewis DunkD
  • 21Olivier BoscagliD
  • 13Pascal GroßM
  • 26Yasin AyariM
  • 25Diego GómezM
  • 8Jack HinshelwoodM
  • 29Maxim De CuyperM
  • 10Georginio RutterF
Substitutes
  • 20CostinhaD
  • 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  • 15Ibrahim OsmanF
  • 36Zadok YohannaF
  • 35Malick YalcouyéM
  • 23Jason SteeleG
  • 4Pascal StruijkD
  • 30Michael SvobodaD
  • 12Promise DavidF
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  • 40Marco BizotG
  • 2Matty CashD
  • 3Victor LindelöfD
  • 14Pau TorresD
  • 22Ian MaatsenD
  • 8Boubacar KamaraM
  • 35João GomesM
  • 7John McGinnM
  • 6Ross BarkleyM
  • 53George HemmingsM
  • 10Emiliano BuendíaF
Substitutes
  • 5Tyrone MingsD
  • 26Lamare BogardeM
  • 13Matteo RuggeriD
  • 47AlyssonF
  • 17Alejandro GarnachoF
  • 1Zion SuzukiG
  • 45Triston RoweD
  • 49Bradley BurrowesF
  • 74Luka LynchF
Coach: Unai Emery

Form going into Brighton vs Aston Villa

Brighton

All competitions we cover

  • D0-0away to Tromso20 August 2026

Aston Villa

No earlier matches on record this season.

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
2Brighton10712267+1922
10Aston Villa103431417-313

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Brighton vs Aston Villa

  • 11 February 2026Aston Villa 1–0 BrightonPremier League
  • 3 December 2025Brighton 3–4 Aston VillaPremier League
  • 2 April 2025Brighton 0–3 Aston VillaPremier League
  • 30 December 2024Aston Villa 2–2 BrightonPremier League
  • 5 May 2024Brighton 1–0 Aston VillaPremier League

The full Brighton vs Aston Villa record →

Leading scorers: Brighton and Aston Villa

Brighton

GoalsAssists

  • P. Groß44
  • C. Kostoulas32

Aston Villa

GoalsAssists

  • N. Jackson61

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Brighton beat Aston Villa 4–0. The model had made a win for Brighton its most likely outcome, at 55%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: V. Lindelof (own goal) 8' for Brighton, M. De Cuyper 18' for Brighton, J. Hinshelwood 30' for Brighton, J. Hinshelwood 31' for Brighton. Sent off: Joao Gomes (Aston Villa) 40'. On expected goals it finished 3.67–0.31.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.