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Brighton vs Aston Villa Tips & Preview - Open contest to produce goals
- Brighton and Aston Villa face off for European places.
- Brighton in strong form, unbeaten in last five league games.
- Villa in FA Cup semi-finals, strong attack but shaky defense.
Brighton vs Aston Villa
Brighton host Aston Villa in a midweek English Premier League fixture, with both teams pushing for the European places.
Both clubs are coming off contrasting FA Cup weekends, with the hosts crashing out while Villa progressed to the semi-final. There is quality in both attacks and with neither defence looking convincing at the moment, goals can be expected here.
Brighton Form
Brighton’s FA Cup journey came to an end at the weekend after losing on penalties to Nottingham Forest following a 0-0 draw in normal time. Fabian Hurzeler’s men can now fully focus on their battle for the European places, sitting just two points off the top four.
Away from the FA Cup, Brighton have been one of the most in-form teams in the Premier League and are unbeaten in their last five matches. They have claimed four wins in that run and twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Manchester City in their previous fixture in the league.
Brighton are one of the most attacking teams in the Premier League and have scored first in two of their last three home matches. However, they are without a clean sheet in their last three fixtures in the league, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa are still gunning for their first piece of silverware under Unai Emery after reaching the FA Cup semi-final. Marcus Rashford netted a brace as the Villans earned a 3-0 victory over Championship side Preston North End.
That result extends Aston Villa's winning run to five matches across all competitions, although they have only won twice in their last eight Premier League matches. They have also struggled on their travels in the league and are winless in three of their last four away matches.
Goals have not been a problem for Aston Villa, with Marco Asensio scoring seven times since joining in January while Marcus Rashford showed his quality at Preston. However, they are without a clean sheet in four of the last five Premier League away matches while three of the last four across all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals.
Head to Head
Brighton are unbeaten in the last two matches against Aston Villa and played out a 2-2 away draw in the reverse fixture back in December. However, the Villans had picked up five wins from the previous six meetings before those two fixtures.
Verdict
Brighton and Aston Villa adopt an attacking style of play and often serve up open encounters like the four-goal thriller in the reverse fixture. Both teams have scored and produced over 2.5 goals in four of their last five meetings and a repeat is expected here.
The hosts tend to score first and having grabbed the opening goal in the last two matches against Aston Villa, are expected to maintain that trend.
The hosts tend to score first and having grabbed the opening goal in the last two matches against Aston Villa, are expected to maintain that trend.
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