Aston Villa take on the visitors Brighton in the round 7 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, September 30th at Villa Park (Birmingaham).
The Birmingham team currently has a hectic schedule due to their participation in the Conference League. However, Emery has the opportunity to rotate the squad, which he consistently does. This week, they lost 3-4 to Legia in Warsaw at the start of the Conference League group stage, but then they defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. In the League Cup, they lost 1-2 to Everton at home, clearly prioritizing where it's more important to achieve results and leaving the cup to rotation. Now, they are facing a challenging match against Brighton at home, where both teams are expected to perform well in terms of their attacking capabilities.
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Brighton, under De Zerbi, continues to play brightly and aggressively, following the Italian's style from his time at Sassuolo. While this doesn't always lead to positive outcomes (for example, their 2-3 loss to AEK or the 1-3 home loss to West Ham), these are exceptions rather than the rule. In the Premier League, they have had convincing victories over Luton and Wolverhampton (both 4-1), solid wins against Manchester United, Bournemouth, and Newcastle (all 3-1). Yes, Brighton concedes goals, but they consistently get results. It's also worth noting that replacing MacAllister and Caicedo wasn't easy for Brighton, but Mitoma and others have managed to fill the void. While they lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the League Cup this week, it was due to squad rotation, and League Cup results don't carry much significance for the Seagulls.
This match has the potential for a high-scoring game, no matter how you look at it. In this season, both teams have played a total of 18 matches combined, and there have been fewer than 3 goals scored in their games only twice. These teams advocate attacking football, play high up the pitch, which sometimes leaves them vulnerable in defense, but they are accustomed to dominating, even if it doesn't always work in their favor. As for their head-to-head battles, they haven't scored less than 3 goals against each other in three consecutive matches, so they can certainly exceed this Total Goals line through mutual efforts.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 scored goals.
