📊 Form Guide

Burnley

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Burnley won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-0 Premier League losing effort in their last game against Everton.

In that match, Burnley managed 63% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Everton had 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (45') was the scorer for Everton.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Burnley have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Burnley have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 9 goals in the process. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward here, of course.

Brighton & Hove Albion

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After a loss in their previous game against Arsenal in Premier League competition, Brighton will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 54% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Arsenal had 20 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Bukayo Saka (33'), Kai Havertz (62') and Leandro Trossard (86') scored for Arsenal.

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games involving Brighton & Hove Albion has been fairly consistent of late. A glance at their last 6 games shows that it’s occurred 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal aggregate of 9 and Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 3.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 26/07/2020 shows us that Burnley have won 1 of these games & Brighton 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A total of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 from The Clarets and 6 being from The Seagulls. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.

The previous league clash featuring the two was Premier League match day 16 on 09/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley.

In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 72% possession and 29 attempts at goal with 11 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Simon Adingra (77').

For their opponents, Burnley had 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Wilson Odobert (45') scored.

The referee was Simon Hooper.

📋 Team News: Burnley

Jordan Beyer (Hamstring injury) and Luca Koleosho (Knee injury) are not available for Burnley manager Vincent Kompany.

In our view, The Clarets should use a 4-4-2 formation for this game, handing starts to Arijanet Muric, Lorenz Assignon, Hjalmar Ekdal, Maxime Esteve, Charlie Taylor, Lyle Foster, Sander Berge, Josh Cullen, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Wilson Odobert and David Datro Fofana.

ℹ️ Team News: Brighton

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi has multiple availability issues to deal with. Kaoru Mitoma (Back injury), Jack Hinshelwood (Foot surgery) and Solly March (Knee injury) will not be playing here.

There’s a good chance that The Seagulls seem most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Bart Verbruggen, Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan, Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba, Facundo Buonanotte, Joao Pedro, Simon Adingra and Danny Welbeck.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the view that Brighton & Hove Albion will most probably dominate possession and create several successful chances.

Conversely, Burnley won’t find it easy getting on the scoresheet although we think that they will probably end up managing to get on the scoresheet, too.

We reckon that it will be a 1-3 winning margin for Brighton & Hove Albion when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 13:01 13/04/2024