📊 Form Guide

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-1 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Crystal Palace.

In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 62% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Brighton & Hove Albion was Danny Welbeck (31'). Crystal Palace got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Jean-Philippe Mateta (3') and Daniel Muñoz (55') scored for Crystal Palace.

At least three goals per game have been seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Brighton & Hove Albion have played. Opposing sides scored 9 of them in this period whereas Brighton & Hove Albion bagged a total of 7.

Leicester City

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Newcastle United in Premier League competition, Leicester City and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Leicester City managed 58% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Newcastle United got 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Jacob Murphy (2', 11') and Harvey Barnes (34') scored for Newcastle United.

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Leicester City has become noticeable recently. Examining their last six games reveals that this has happened 6 times. During those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 15 while Leicester City have scored 0. Such a pattern might not follow through here, however.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 19/09/2021 shows that Brighton have won 2 of these games & Leicester City 0, with the tally of drawn games standing at 4.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 24 in all at an average of 4 goals per meeting.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Premier League match day 15 on 08/12/2024 and the score finished Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion.

On that occasion, Leicester City managed 55% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The goalscorers were Jamie Vardy (86') and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (91').

For their opponents, Brighton & Hove Albion got 16 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Tariq Lamptey (37') and Yankuba Minteh (79') scored.

The referee was Stuart Attwell.

ℹ️ Team News: Brighton

Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Toe joint capsular tear), James Milner (Thigh problems), Jason Steele (Shoulder injury), Tariq Lamptey (Foot injury), Georginio Rutter (Foot injury), Adam Webster (Hamstring injury) and Igor (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Brighton gaffer Fabian Hürzeler.

In our view, The Seagulls may well kick off with a 4-4-2 formation for the game and select Bart Verbruggen, Jack Hinshelwood, Lewis Dunk, Yasin Ayari, Pervis Estupinan, Yankuba Minteh, Matthew O'Riley, Carlos Baleba, Simon Adingra, Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck.

ℹ️ Team News: Leicester City

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Issahaku Fatawu (Cruciate ligament surgery) and Harry Souttar (Achilles tendon rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We reckon that The Foxes could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare, Patson Daka, Bilal El Khannouss, Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Brighton & Hove Albion are likely to stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

However, Leicester City may well struggle to find the back of the net but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be scoring.

Therefore, we are anticipating a comfortable 3-1 winning score for Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of this one.

Victor Martins, 13:02 12/04/2025