Aston Villa and Brighton face off on Saturday in an English Premier League soccer showdown at Villa Park. When these two teams faced off in February the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Aston Villa currently sits in 16th place in the standings having picked up 16 points. Even though they have found success this season, they are coming into this game struggling. Coming into this game, Aston Villa has lost five games in a row including the last game against Southampton. The offense couldn’t get anything going, and that led to the 1-0 defeat. Aston Villa has scored 14 goals total while their defense has given up 20 goals. Danny Igns has been the best player for Aston Villa scoring three goals and adding another two assists. John McGinn has also scored two goals and added another assist.
On the other side of this matchup is Brighton who currently sit in 7th place in the standings having picked up 17 points. Each of the last three games for Brighton has ended in a draw. In the last game against Newcastle Brighton scored a goal in the 24th minute, but they gave up a goal in the 66th minute and that led to the draw. Robert Sanchez did pick up a red card in the 92nd minute and he won’t be available for this game. Brighton has scored 12 goals total while their defense has given up 12 goals. Neal Maupay has been the top player for Brighton scoring four goals. Leandro Trossard has also been good, scoring three goals and adding an assist.
Aston Villa’s offense has been an issue coming into this game, and they are going to struggle again in this game against Burnley. Look for Burnley to get a goal early, and it will be over because Aston Villa will have no answer. Back Burnley on the money line.