Match Report
2 points and 7 places separated them: Aston Villa U21 16th with 3, Brighton U21 23rd with 1. The last five rounds placed Aston Villa U21 11th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Aston Villa U21 were scoring 1 and conceding 1.5, Brighton U21 1.5 and 2, against a competition average of 2.05 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Brighton U21, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Aston Villa U21 held 4 points of 15 and Brighton U21 15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Aston Villa U21, 3 draws and 1 for Brighton U21, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The referee was M. McQuillan, with 24 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Villa Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,640. Aston Villa U21 led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa U21: Leon Routh (25'), Rory Wilson (30') · Brighton U21: Tyler Silsby (82')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa U21 13% · Brighton U21 87% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-3