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Brighton & Hove Albion

4–0

xG 3.19–0.33

Aston Villa

Amex Stadium

Falmer · Sun 23 Aug, 14:00 UK · Premier League · Cap 31,876

xVerdict

BHA deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with BHA. BHA held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
BHA led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.92–0.20.

BHAAVL
2.92Open play0.20
0.27Set play0.13
0.27Corners0.10
Shot profileFact
BHA were working into good areas, 21 shots for six big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 21–6.

BHAAVL

Shots

21 – 6

xG / shot

0.15 – 0.06

On target

6 – 0

Inside box

15 – 2

Outside box

6 – 4

Blocked

3 – 0

Woodwork

2 – 0

Big chances

6 – 0

Big missed

3 – 0

KeeperFact
BHA's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.00–-0.51.

BHA

0.00

xG prevented

AVL

-0.51

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
AVL went a player down.
xAnalysis

The red arrived in the 40'.

First half

  • 8'Own goal, Victor Lindelöf.
  • 9'Yellow, João Gomes (Argument).
  • 10'Yellow, Pascal Groß (Foul).
  • 11'Yellow, Yasin Ayari (Foul).
  • 18'Maxim De Cuyper scores (left foot shot, Georginio Rutter).
  • 30'Jack Hinshelwood scores (header, Diego Gómez).
  • 31'Jack Hinshelwood scores (right foot shot).
  • 33'Yellow, John McGinn (Foul).
  • 39'VAR.
  • 40'Red, João Gomes (Violent conduct).

Second half

  • 64'Costinha on, Yasin Ayari off.
  • 64'Charalampos Kostoulas on, Jack Hinshelwood off.
  • 74'Lamare Bogarde on, Ross Barkley off.
  • 74'Tyrone Mings on, Pau Torres off.
  • 78'Ibrahim Osman on, Maxim De Cuyper off.
  • 78'Zadok Yohanna on, Mats Wieffer off.
  • 82'Alysson on, John McGinn off.
  • 82'Matteo Ruggeri on, Ian Maatsen off.
  • 86'Alejandro Garnacho on, Emiliano Buendía off.
  • 86'Malick Yalcouyé on, Diego Gómez off.
  • 90+5'Yellow, Matty Cash (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
Both started a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

BHA set up 4-2-3-1. AVL set up 4-2-3-1.

BHA · 4-2-3-1AVL · 4-2-3-1

158101321252627294453236781014223540VerbruggenDunkHinshelwoodRutterGroßBoscagliGómezAyariWiefferCuyperVuskovicHemmingsCashLindelöfBarkleyMcGinnKamaraBuendíaTorresMaatsenGomesBizot
Player ratingsFact
BHA's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.5–6.1. Hinshelwood led the card at 8.9.

BHA

8Jack HinshelwoodMF648.91
29Maxim De CuyperMF788.04
25Diego GómezMF867.82
13Pascal GroßMF907.54
27Mats WiefferDF787.52
21Olivier BoscagliDF907.40
10Georginio RutterFW907.31
5Lewis DunkDF907.20
44Luka VuskovicDF907.20
20CostinhaDF266.90
1Bart VerbruggenGK906.80
15Ibrahim OsmanFW126.61
26Yasin AyariMF646.51
19Charalampos KostoulasFW266.50
36Zadok YohannaFW126.40
35Malick YalcouyéMF40.00

AVL

10Emiliano BuendíaFW867.01
5Tyrone MingsDF166.60
13Matteo RuggeriDF86.60
6Ross BarkleyMF746.62
47AlyssonFW86.50
53George Lawrence HemmingsMF906.51
26Lamare BogardeMF166.50
40Marco BizotGK906.40
2Matty CashDF906.31
7John McGinnMF826.20
8Boubacar KamaraMF906.20
22Ian MaatsenDF825.70
3Victor LindelöfDF905.50
14Pau TorresDF745.00
35João GomesMF404.81
17Alejandro GarnachoFW40.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 3–3.

BHA

  • Evan FergusonUnavailable
  • Stefanos TzimasUnavailable
  • Yankuba MintehUnavailable

AVL

  • Amadou OnanaUnavailable
  • Johan ManzambiUnavailable
  • Brian MadjoUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with BHA.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 92–8, BHA to AVL.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
AVL pinned the night in BHA's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, AVL went down their right.

BHA thirdMiddleAVL third
81%7%11%
BHAAVL
Match statsFact
BHA had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 73%–27%.

BHAAVL

Possession

73% – 27%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

647 – 242

Lge 440.3

Corners

5 – 2

Lge 4.7

Tackles

21 – 19

Lge 15.4

npxG

3.19 – 0.33