West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton Live Stream, Predictions

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West Bromwich Albion

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West Bromwich Albion enter this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Championship drawn game vs Cardiff City.

In that game, West Bromwich Albion managed 54% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for West Bromwich Albion was Callum Robinson (48'). On the other side, Cardiff City got 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. James Collins (34') was the scorer for Cardiff City.

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where West Bromwich Albion have been participants. With regard to the goal split during that period, opposing sides scored a total of 3 while West Bromwich Albion totted up 4.

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton will come into the meeting after a 2-3 Premier League win in the defeat of Everton in their last outing.

In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 51% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Brighton & Hove Albion, the goalscorers were Alexis Mac Allister (3', 71') and Dan Burn (21'). On the other side, Everton had 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Anthony Gordon (53', 76') scored for Everton.

Over the course of 5 of the previous six clashes involving Brighton & Hove Albion, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a meagre 2.33, with the average goals for The Seagulls equalling 1.33. That trend might not be continued into this next game, however.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 09/09/2017, there has been little between the sides with West Bromwich Albion winning 2 of those games, Brighton 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined total of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from The Baggies and 7 netted by The Seagulls. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Premier League match day 26 on 27/02/2021 when it finished West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.

That time, West Bromwich Albion managed 29% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Kyle Bartley (11').

On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion got 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target.

The match was refereed by Lee Mason.

📋 Team News: West Bromwich Albion

Rico Richards (Medial Collateral Ligament Tear) and Dara O'Shea (Ankle Fracture) are unavailable for West Bromwich Albion manager Valérien Ismaël.

📰 Team News: Brighton

Brighton manager Graham Potter has not got a full squad to pick from. Tudor Baluta (Unknown Injury) and Lewis Dunk (Knee Injury) won’t be making appearances.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment here is that West Bromwich Albion could well find it tough to breach the defence of this Brighton & Hove Albion team who will likely get the vital goal that wins it.

We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning score for Brighton & Hove Albion at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see what happens.

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Peter Guest, 00:19 04/01/2022