Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion - who is the better team?

Currently Brighton and Hove Albion has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Aston Villa has 35 goals and Brighton and Hove Albion has a total of 46 goals. Our opinion is that currently Brighton and Hove Albion would win the match.

• At the moment Aston Villa has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1314 interceptions and 79 blocks.
• In Aston Villa the two top defensive players are Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
• In Brighton and Hove Albion the two top defenders are Lewis Dunk and Jo?l Ivo Veltman.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Aston Villa has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Brighton and Hove Albion has a PPV value of 0.27 and Aston Villa has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Brighton and Hove Albion Kaoru Mitoma has a total value of 0.9 and in the team of Aston Villa the best player is Ashley Young.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Aston Villa has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 115 shots on goal. Brighton and Hove Albion scored 46 and 146 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Aston Villa are Oliver George Arthur Watkins with 9 goals and Emiliano Buendia Stati with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.9 and 3.92.
• The two best players of Brighton and Hove Albion are Alexis Mac Allister with 7 goals and Solly March with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.87 and 6.73.
• Our opinion is that Brighton and Hove Albion has the better offensive players than Aston Villa.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Brighton and Hove Albion is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.