Premier League · 2023

Aston Villa 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

6–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 6–1.

Shots
1911
Shots on target
93
Expected goals
1.581.71
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion): shots 19–11, shots on target 9–3, expected goals 1.58–1.71, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brighton & Hove Albion have a visible away split

weak

Brighton & Hove Albion's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season16.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match16.7 shots/match14.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Brighton & Hove Albion's recent record differs from the season

weak

Brighton & Hove Albion's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.71 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match2.71 goals/match1.15 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.3%PossessionAston Villa · Brighton & Hove Albion● 62.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAston VillaBrighton & Hove AlbionBaseline
Possession48.3%62.7%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots11 shotsAston Villa 19 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 11 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots3 shotsAston Villa 9 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG1.71 xGAston Villa 1.58 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.71 xG
  • Possession38%62%Aston Villa 38%, Brighton & Hove Albion 62%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersAston Villa 1 corner, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls21 foulsAston Villa 19 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 21 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Aston Villa
0Draws
0Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Aston Villa · Premier League1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Aston Villa · Premier League0–2
Aston Villa — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa7 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion7 matches
2.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 2.71 goals/match
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/72 goals/match
2 xG/matchExpected goals7/72.04 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 16.7 shots/match
6.14 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 7.29 shots/match
48.3%Possession7/7● 62.7%
5.29 corners/matchCorners7/7● 5.57 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls7/712.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 30 Sept 2023, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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