Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on December 30th, 2024

Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion will meet each other on December 30th, 2024, Monday at 19:45h (UTC), in a game counting for the Premier League in England, check the Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Villa Park stadium, in the city of Birmingham, with a capacity for 42640 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.98 goals per match played.

Aston Villa last match

Aston Villa is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Newcastle United in a match valid for Premier League, and the match ended 3-0. The eleven coached by U. Emery Etxegoien played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 1.90, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Matty Cash was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Brighton & Hove Albion last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the West Ham United team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.60 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion h2h

Brighton & Hove Albion was in 13th place in the Premier League while Aston Villa was in 4th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Brighton & Hove Albion team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Aston Villa used in the match.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the Premier League. The meeting took place on 05-05-2024 and ended with a 1-0 win for Brighton & Hove Albion.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Aston Villa team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Brighton & Hove Albion team, which has no wins recently.

This game will have C. Pawson fully in charge on the pitch while D. Cann alongside D. Robathan will be supporting from the sideline.

Aston Villa

Premier League leaderboard now

Considering the home team Aston Villa, standing in 9th place with 28 points in the Premier League competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 6 losses and, 4 draws.

With the same score that the Fulham who occupies position 8, the team starts the 19th round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the England Premier League without high aspirations or relegation concerns, the Aston Villa will try to take full advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Aston Villa analysis

Aston Villa after 18 matchdays have scored 26 goals and conceded 29 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

The Aston Villa team comes from a defeat in the Premier League, and its coach Unai Emery Etxegoien wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Aston Villa is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 49.5%. In the next match against Brighton & Hove Albion a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Aston Villa will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws playing in their home base.

Best goalscorer from Aston Villa

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Ollie Watkins. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Aston Villa avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League leaderboard now

Brighton & Hove Albion arrives in this game with 25 points, and in 10th place in the Premier League, having won 6 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 7 draws.

Which means that in the 19th round, the team has, over Tottenham Hotspur team who is in the position 11, 2 points in advantage.

Brighton & Hove Albion analysis

After 18 rounds, Brighton & Hove Albion has a positive goal difference, with 27 goals scored and only 26 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Brighton & Hove Albion is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.88 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Brighton & Hove Albion is a more offensive team than Aston Villa, having 1640 attacks vs. 1472 from Aston Villa, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Aston Villa converted into goal 26 times.

Best goalscorer from Brighton & Hove Albion

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Danny Welbeck is the player to highlight. Helping Brighton & Hove Albion with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Aston Villa is Ollie Watkins, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Brighton & Hove Albion is Danny Welbeck, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.81 corners.

Aston Villa is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.33 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Aston Villa in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.39 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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