Brighton & Hove Albion hosts Aston Villa in round 23 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, January 18th at Amex Stadium (Brighton)
Brighton scored only four points in the last five matches of the championship. In the last round, it lost to Everton in Liverpool. Before that, the Seagulls lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the Cup (0-1). But even despite the fact that the opponent is from the basement of the standings, Brighton is also not far from this basement (it has 24 points and shares 14-15 places with Burnley). So why do bookmakers give such a coefficient for the victory of the Seagulls? Well, why not, and I will try to justify their decision below.
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The champion defeated Aston Villa in the last round (6-1). In general, the Lions lost six of the last eight matches of the championship. Aston-Villa returned to the elite only this season. Experts talked about the fact that Smith will not pull the team in the Premier League, and even some coaches of the clubs spoke about it before the start of the championship. And they were right. No one will condemn the team for the loss to Man City, even with such a score. But what about losing to Southampton, Watford, Bournemouth, etc.? Aston Villa leads a trio of outsiders, and so far it’s not visible due to which it can bounce from the relegation zone.
The Lions don’t know how to play away. They lost 8 out 11 away games of the championship. And now they will have to play without the regular goalkeeper, forward, and playmaker. At the same time, Brighton is very tenacious on its pitch. It gained four of six victories at home. Let’s look at head-to-head matches. Here everything is against the Seagulls. They never won in five meetings and suffered three defeats. Well, here it is, the opportunity to get even for all the insults. Aston Villa, in addition to the lack of a game, is also bloodless in terms of players. Based on the available data, you can risk betting on the hosts’ victory.
Prediction for the match: Brighton to win
