Brighton vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2025

Brighton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Brighton approach round 30 as number 7 in the Premier League table with 47 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, The Villans have amassed 45 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

Brighton have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Aston Villa. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Brighton scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Aston Villa managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Wednesday.

Brighton vs Aston Villa Prediction

Brighton Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Brighton managed to beat Fulham 2-1, before drawing 2-2 with Manchester City. Most recently, they had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest. Brighton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded four goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Brentford, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Club Brugge got outclassed in a 3-0 win, before beating Preston by 0-3. Aston Villa won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and five scored.

While it might not be a big surprise to see Aston Villa steal a good result at The American Express Community Stadium, form nevertheless looks better for Brighton. They get the nod this coming Wednesday.

Brighton have taken 23 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 24 goals to 28. Aston Villa won three of their last 12 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 15 and conceding 22 goals. They collected 13 points from these. Brighton claimed 12 wins, 11 draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa are looking at 12 wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Aston Villa Squads

Brighton Squad

Fabian Hurzeler will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Aston Villa from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/27), Carl Rushworth (0/0), Jason Steele (0/2), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/11), Eiran Cashin (0/0), Igor (0/12), Jan Paul van Hecke (1/27), Joel Veltman (0/19), Lewis Dunk (0/19), Pervis Estupinan (1/22), Tariq Lamptey (2/13), Carlos Baleba (2/25), Diego Gomez (0/7), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (2/17), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (7/29), Mats Wieffer (1/17), Matthew O'Riley (1/12), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/25), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/13), Danny Welbeck (7/22), Georginio Rutter (5/28), Joao Pedro (8/23), Simon Adingra (2/20), Yankuba Minteh (5/24).

Aston Villa Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Aston Villa players that the manager Unai Emery will choose from for the upcoming game:

Emiliano Martinez (0/28), Robin Olsen (0/3), Axel Disasi (1/10), Ezri Konsa (1/25), Ian Maatsen (0/22), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lamare Bogarde (0/8), Lucas Digne (0/28), Matty Cash (1/19), Pau Torres (0/18), Tyrone Mings (0/10), Amadou Onana (2/17), Boubacar Kamara (0/17), Bradley Burrowes (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/21), Jamaldeen Jimoh (0/0), John McGinn (0/25), Leon Bailey (1/23), Ross Barkley (3/16), Youri Tielemans (2/29), Andres Garcia (0/5), Donyell Malen (0/6), Marco Asensio (2/4), Marcus Rashford (4/20), Morgan Rogers (7/28), Ollie Watkins (13/29).

Brighton vs Aston Villa Team News

Brighton have an almost full squad available against Aston Villa at The American Express Community Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Brighton are unable to field Solly March on Wednesday against Aston Villa, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Brighton vs Aston Villa Lineups

Brighton vs Aston Villa H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Brighton played against Aston Villa. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. All in all, Aston Villa have a fine reading on Brighton in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Aston Villa to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

Brighton vs Aston Villa Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Brighton and Aston Villa. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/8 with bookies.

Brighton vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Ollie Watkins who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. The Villans are looking to him against Brighton, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Brighton claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Aston Villa won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Brighton on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Aston Villa in their last 10 league games away from home.

Brighton managed an average of 0.9 goals in the past ten encounters against Aston Villa, who scored 1.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.