Brighton vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-02 19:30.
[p]Brighton will hope to extend their unbeaten start to the home campaign, but a confident Aston Villa stand in their way when the teams meet in an intriguing top-four battle in the Premier League.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Brighton climbed to fifth after matchweek 13 with a 2-0 away win against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, aided by a breezy start that saw them attempt a club-record nine shots in the opening 20 minutes. It was a third win across their four games in November (D1) with that sequence yielding three clean sheets – their total for the entire season! Head coach Fabian HĂĽrzeler has still refused to get carried away despite the uptick in form, but the Seagulls can consolidate their position in the table by extending their unbeaten start to their home campaign (W4, D2), which could see them win four consecutive top-flight home games for the first time ever.[/p]
[p]Villa earned a narrow 1-0 win over Midlands rivals Wolves on Sunday to stay within a point of second-placed Manchester City after 13 rounds. With 11 wins from their last 13 competitive games (L2), including five in a row, the Villans are proving to be worthy top-four challengers in the Premier League. The festive season fixtures in December, that include two games against current leaders Arsenal, will test the mettle of Unai Emery’s side and that starts with this trip, as the visitors have struggled on the road lately with two defeats in their last three away games (W1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Brighton have won only one of the last nine Premier League H2Hs (D2, L6) which came at this venue in May 2024. That remains Villa’s only reverse in their last four away league H2Hs (W3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Pre-round, a joint-league high nine Brighton matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Brighton have scored 2+ goals in each of their last five home games.[/p]
[p]Villa’s matches average a league-low 2.08 total goals per match.[/p]
[p]Villa have scored nine of their 16 Premier League goals from outside the box in this campaign.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Diego Gómez has seven competitive goals this season, with Brighton scoring 15 unanswered goals in total in those games. Villa’s Ollie Watkins has seven goals and two assists in nine Premier League H2Hs, but only one of those goals came in an away fixture.[/p]
[p]Brighton seemingly avoided any new injuries last weekend, while Ross Barkley was injured just 13 minutes after coming on as a substitute in Villa’s win over Wolves.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Villa have conceded four unanswered goals within the first 15 minutes of league matches this season, so backing Brighton to score first could be a profitable pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]