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Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 1–0.

Shots
159
Shots on target
13
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1–0. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Brighton): shots 15–9, shots on target 1–3, possession 50%–50%, corners 7–5. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.31 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 for0.6 goals/match1.31 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Brighton.

4.19 days ▲Rest daysAston Villa · Brighton3.23 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAston VillaBrightonBaseline
Rest days4.19 days3.23 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots9 shotsAston Villa 15 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 9 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot3 shotsAston Villa 1 shot, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 shots
  • Possession50%50%Aston Villa 50%, Brighton & Hove Albion 50%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersAston Villa 7 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsAston Villa 9 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsAston Villa 2 cards, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Aston Villa
1Draws
1Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — Aston Villa · Premier League3–4
Brighton & Hove Albion — Aston Villa · Premier League0–3
Aston Villa — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Aston Villa · Premier League1–0
Aston Villa — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League6–1

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 3 of 9 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa26 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion26 matches
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/261.31 goals/match
1.04 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.31 goals/match
12.5 shots/matchShots26/2612.8 shots/match
4.35 shots/matchShots on target26/264.23 shots/match
53.2% ●Possession26/2652.9%
5.35 corners/match ●Corners26/264.92 corners/match
1.54 cards/matchCards26/262.42 cards/match
9.81 fouls/matchFouls26/2612 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 11 Feb 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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