ASTONVILLAVBRIGHTON

Match insight

Aston Villa and Brighton aren't close on the table right now, and that gap shows up everywhere from points to form. Brighton currently sit 13 places and 8 points above Aston Villa in the table — 3rd against 16th and inside the Champions League places. Aston Villa have taken 5 points from their last 5, against 10 for Brighton over the same stretch. Aston Villa's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 6 places off where our metrics alone would put them.