Brighton vs. Aston Villa 2/26/22 Premier League Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

Brighton and Aston Villa face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Falmer Stadium. When these two teams faced off in November of 2021 it was Aston Villa that was able to win 2-0. 

Brighton currently sits in 9th place in the standings having picked up 33 points. Even though Brighton sits in 9th place, they have struggled a bit losing two games in a row. In the last game against Burnley, the defense really struggled giving up three goals. Brighton had 69 percent of the possession but they could only manage one shot on goal. Brighton has scored 25 goals total while their defense has given up 28. Neal Maupay has been the top player this year scoring eight goals and adding two assists. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who sits in 13th place in the standings having picked up 27 points. Aston Villa is pretty safe in terms of not getting relegated, but this has mostly been a disappointing season. Aston Villa has lost two games straight, and they have failed to score in each of the games. In the last game against Watford, they had 20 shots, but only one shot on target, and that led to the loss. Aston Villa has scored 31 goals total while their defense has given up 37 goals total. Ollie Watkins has been the top player for Aston Villa all season scoring five goals and adding one assist. 

Aston Villa hasn’t been scoring a ton of goals as of late, but their defense has been good and I expect that is going to be the case again in this game. Look for Brighton to struggle to score, and Aston Villa also won’t be getting a ton of good scoring chances either. Back the under to cash.