That’s fair, Sam, Brighton will be learning from the first leg as well. The extra wrinkle is that Villa’s visit on 23 August falls between Brighton’s Conference League play-off legs on 20 and 27 August, so what either side can take from that Thursday depends on the tie state, which we do not know yet. Villa may get useful clues, but they will need to read them in that context rather than treat the European match as a simple rehearsal: https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/02a6-20e5e911587f-cc10425958b3-1000--conference-league-qualifying-fixtures-dates-how-it-works/
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The tie state is clear now: Brighton go into Sunday's Villa match at 0-0, with the Amex return still to come. The 25-5 shot count and 68% possession in Tromsø tell Villa that waiting passively is asking for a long afternoon, but the 1.65-1.36 xG margin says all that territory did not make Brighton untouchable. I would rather Villa use the first leg to identify when Brighton's possession can be pressed than build the plan around tired legs. A level European tie gives Brighton every reason to protect their structure before Thursday. https://www.fotmob.com/matches/tromso-vs-brighton-hove-albion/2xcy1y
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The 4-0 didn’t come from a single moment of pressure: there was an intercepted back pass, a drive with a pass in transition, a deep cross returned to the box and then Ayari stole from Joao Gomes on the break. The four goals came before the red card in the 39th minute, so the red card didn’t create the advantage, but the score also doesn’t show a repeated pressure signal. The preparation should have resolved who would jump on that first pass and what support was nearby; Villa failed in several different sequences. https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/match-centre?gameId=2645201
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El 4-0 no salió de un único momento de presión: hubo una devolución interceptada, una conducción con pase en transición, un centro profundo devuelto al área y después Ayari robó a Joao Gomes en la salida. Los cuatro goles llegaron antes de la expulsión del minuto 39, así que la roja no creó la ventaja, pero el marcador tampoco demuestra una misma señal de presión repetida. La preparación debía resolver quién saltaba sobre ese primer pase y qué apoyo quedaba cerca; Villa falló ante varias secuencias distintas. https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/match-centre?gameId=2645201