Aston Villa vs Brighton Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 28/09/2023, 17:30  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 28/09/2023 at 21:24 in Premier League Predictions

The weekend’s early kickoff in the Premier League will see Aston Villa playing host to Brighton on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are currently in sixth place in the league, while the visitors are third. Most would agree that this is one of the best matches of the weekend between two sides that are on an upward trajectory. Villa were excellent last season and claimed a Conference League berth for the first time ever. They have begun this season very promisingly as well and come into this one after beating Chelsea 1-0 in their last league match. That result took them to 12 points and just two behind the top four teams. The Villans have also been exceptional at home in the league and are on a nine-match winning streak. However, the only concern for the hosts became evident in midweek when they lost to Everton at home in the Carabao Cup. Unai Emery sent out a much-changed team that were evidently second-best on the day and were knocked out of the competition. Nevertheless, The Lions are expected to be back to full strength here and will have no intentions of ending their hot streak at Villa Park. 

While Villa have been one of the most improved sides over the last year, Brighton have outdone them. Under Roberto de Zerbi, the Seagulls earned a Europa League spot last season and look set to challenge for a place in Europe again this term. After six league games, the visitors are on 15 points, only three behind league leaders Manchester City. And, in fairness, it has not been by luck either, as they overcame both Man United and Newcastle 3-1 back-to-back this month. Albion are also the highest-scoring team in the league with 18, though they have not kept a clean sheet to date. However, after losing to Chelsea in the EFL Cup in midweek, there are questions starting to surface around their squad depth with a busy schedule domestically and in Europe.