Premier League
— Matchday 1
Brighton
4 – 0
Aston Villa
1X2
Brighton
29.6%
Draw
32.6%
Aston Villa
37.8%
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
36.1%
Under 2.5
63.9%
BTTS
Both Score
44.5%
No
55.5%
Model Reasoning
Aston Villa favoured (38%)
Key factors:
• Brighton are without key attacker Stefanos Tzimas (Cruciate ligament tear).
• Aston Villa are missing key midfielder Amadou Onana (Cruciate ligament tear).
• Playing at home is a factor in Brighton's favour.
• Brighton are in poor form, with only 1 win(s) from their last 5 matches.
• Brighton line up in a 4-2-3-1, without Stefanos Tzimas in the starting XI.
Most likely scoreline: 1-1.
Model: dixon-coles-v6-reg
Recent Form
Brighton
W
L
D
W
W
Aston Villa
L
L
D
L
W
Squad News
Brighton
- Injured Evan Ferguson ★ Attacker · Ankle problems
- Injured Jack Hinshelwood ★ Midfielder · unknown injury
- Injured Kaoru Mitoma ★ Attacker · Hamstring injury
- Injured Mats Wieffer ★ Defender · Knee injury
- Injured Stefanos Tzimas ★ Attacker · Cruciate ligament tear
- Injured Yankuba Minteh ★ Attacker · Foot injury
- Injured Zadok Yohanna ★ Attacker · Knock
Aston Villa
- Injured Amadou Onana ★ Midfielder · Cruciate ligament tear
- Injured Brian Madjo ★ Attacker · Ankle injury
- Injured Leon Goretzka ★ Midfielder · unknown injury
Confirmed Lineups
Brighton
4-2-3-1
- Bart Verbruggen
- Luka Vuskovic
- Lewis Dunk
- Olivier Boscagli
- Mats Wieffer
- Yasin Ayari
- Pascal Groß
- Diego Gómez
- Maxim De Cuyper
- Jack Hinshelwood
- Georginio Rutter
Substitutes
- Malick Yalcouyé
- Jason Steele
- Ibrahim Osman
- Zadok Yohanna
- Promise David
- Pascal Struijk
- Michael Svoboda
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
- Marco Bizot
- Pau Torres
- Victor Lindelöf
- Ian Maatsen
- Matty Cash
- João Gomes
- Boubacar Kamara
- John McGinn
- George Hemmings
- Ross Barkley
- Emiliano Buendía
Substitutes
- Zion Suzuki
- Tyrone Mings
- #45
- Matteo Ruggeri
- #49
- Alysson
- #74
Season Stats
5
Played
5
10
Points
4
16
Goals Scored
4
5
Goals Conceded
9
+11
Goal Diff
-5
3
Clean Sheets
1
Head to Head
1 match played
Brighton
Draws
Aston Villa
Last meeting (3 Dec 2025): 3-4
Prediction vs Result
1X2
2 (38%)
1
✗
Over/Under 2.5
Under (64%)
Over
✗
BTTS
No (56%)
No
✓
Match Statistics
4
HT Score
0