Brighton vs Brentford – Brighton supporters will be hoping for a repetition of their most recent performance, a 5-0 FA Cup victory over Grimsby Town.
In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion controlled 73% of the possession and had 22 attempts, 10 of which were on goal. Deniz Undav (6′), Evan Ferguson (51′, 70′), Solly March (82′), and Kaoru Mitoma (90′) scored goals for Brighton & Hove Albion. Grimsby Town made 4 efforts at goal against them, scoring on two of them.
A zero in the scoreline has become a recurring motif in more recent Brighton & Hove Albion matches. If you were to take a look at their previous six matches, five of them would have resulted in a loss if you had wagered on “Both Teams to Score.”
Prior to this, Brentford and Leicester City tied 1-1 in a Premier League contest. In that game, Brentford had 53% of the possession and 2 of its 11 attempts on goal were successful.
Mathias Jensen, the lone scorer for Brentford, scored in the 32nd minute. Leicester City had 14 attempts at goal at the other end with only one being on target. Leicester City’s Harvey Barnes struck in the 52nd minute.
A relatively small number of goals have been scored between Brentford and their opponents in five of the previous six matchups.
During that time, just 2.33 goals were scored on average per game altogether, with 1.33 of those goals coming from The Bees. Let’s find out if that tendency will continue in this area.
Brighton vs Brentford – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to February 5, 2016, we can see that Brighton has won three of them and Brentford has won two, with one outcome being a draw.
During those matches, the two teams combined for 16 goals, scoring 9 for The Seagulls and 7 for The Bees. That equals 2.67 goals per game on average.
Prior to this league encounter, played on October 14, 2022, on Premier League encounter Day 11, Brentford defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0.
At that point, Brentford held 28% of the ball and made 7 efforts on goal, scoring on three of them. Ivan Toney scored (at 27 and 64 seconds).
Against them, Brighton & Hove Albion made 21 efforts at goal, with 7 of them finding the back of the net. Michael Salisbury served as the match’s arbitrator.
For Brighton goalkeeper Roberto De Zerbi, Jeremy Sarmiento (metatarsal fracture) and Jakub Moder (cruciate ligament rupture) are out injured.
Jason Steele, Joel Veltman, Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupián, Pascal Groß, Moisés Caicedo, Solly March, Alexis Mac Allister, Kaoru Mitoma, and Evan Ferguson are expected to play for The Seagulls in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The majority of the team is at full strength, so Thomas Frank, the Brentford manager, only needs to be worried about one fitness issue. Keane Lewis-Potter is unable to play in this match due to a knee injury.
We believe that David Raya, Aaron Hickey, Zanka, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Frank Onyeka, Christian Nrgaard, Mathias Jensen, Bryan Mbeumo, and Ivan Toney will be the starting lineup for the Bees in their probable 5-3-2 formation.
In this game, Brighton & Hove Albion is probably going to be able to generate a lot of opportunities and effective shots on goal.
Brentford, in comparison, won’t find it simple to score, despite the fact that we believe they could end up being dangerous at times.
What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the WDW market, putting your money on Brighton & Hove Albion is best priced at 1.66, betting on a draw is 4.1 and betting on the win for Brentford gets you 5.05. These are the most competitive prices being offered at present.
Brighton vs Brentford – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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