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Brighton vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting tips
Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa meet at least three times this season. Starting Wednesday evening as Brighton and Aston Villa compete against each other in the battle for the Carabao Cup.
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Brighton is, just like Aston Villa by the way, a relegation candidate in the Premier League and with such clubs, cup football is generally not a priority. Certainly not if it is all that early in the tournament and there is actually nothing to be won yet. In that Premier League, Brighton from Graham Potter is in fifteenth place with six points from as many matches. For The Seagulls, that is certainly a good number of points, because Potter has absolutely no world selection at his disposal. For good reason, Brighton ended just two points above the line last season.
In the previous round, Brighton already took action in the Carabao Cup and at that time The Seagulls were 1-2 strong for Bristol Rovers. Veteran Glenn Murray then made the liberating goal for Brighton in extra time, which has not won a game since that game. In recent weeks, the Potter team played against Manchester City (4-0 loss), Burnley (1-1 draw) and Newcastle United (0-0 draw), and none of those games won Brighton. Brighton did not win a home game this season at all, as The Seagulls played a 1-1 draw against West Ham United and Burnley in its own American Express Community Stadium, while competitor Southampton recently won 0-2 in the seaside resort.
Aston Villa:
Just like Brighton, the Aston Villa has not been able to step out of the field as the winner for three matches. Coincidentally, Aston Villa won for the last time when it came into action in the Carabao Cup – in the previous round, Crewe Alexandra was easily beaten 1-6 by the Dean Smith team. In the ensuing duels, The Villans lost to Crystal Palace (1-0) and Arsenal (3-2), while last week’s home game with West Ham United ended in a scoreless tie. Because Aston Villa lost 3-2 to Arsenal last Sunday, The Villans have been in the Premier League since this weekend.
The duel at the Emirates Stadium with Arsenal was crazy. The Villans took the lead twice in North London and played more than half against ten Arsenal players, but Aston Villa completely relinquished a 1-2 lead in the last ten minutes. Certainly Villa was not happy with the Emirates Stadium, but the fact is that Smith’s team is not even playing so badly in the Premier League. Points only have to be taken and that is not yet possible at Aston Villa.
Brighton vs Aston Villa head to head matches
07.05.17 CHA Aston Villa Brighton 1 : 1
18.11.16 CHA Brighton Aston Villa 1 : 1
23.01.10 FAC Aston Villa Brighton 3 : 2