📊 Form Guide

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton will be hoping for a better result following the 4-2 Premier League loss in their previous game against Brentford.

In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 54% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Brighton & Hove Albion, the goals were scored by Danny Welbeck (45') and Kaoru Mitoma (81'). At the other end, Brentford got 16 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Bryan Mbeumo (9', 48'), Yoane Wissa (58') and Christian Nørgaard (95') scored for Brentford.

Fixtures involving Brighton & Hove Albion have tended to be absorbing ones lately with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past six games, the sum total of 20 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 7 of those coming from Brighton & Hove Albion. While that may be of interest, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will persist in this upcoming game or not.

West Ham United

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In their last fixture, West Ham United drew 1-1 in the Premier League match with Southampton.

In that game, West Ham United had 51% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for West Ham United was Jarrod Bowen (47'). On the other side, Southampton got 14 shots on goal with 4 on target. Lesley Ugochukwu (93') scored for Southampton.

Looking at their form, and West Ham United have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in all. Defensively, West Ham United have some weaknesses to address.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings dating back to 22/05/2022 tells us that Brighton have won 3 of these games & West Ham United 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 11 from The Seagulls and 5 belonging to The Hammers. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The previous league clash between these clubs was Premier League match day 17 on 21/12/2024 which ended up with the score at West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.

That time, West Ham United managed 46% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Mohammed Kudus (58').

On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion got 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Mats Wieffer (51') was the scorer.

The referee was Robert Jones.

🗞️ Team News: Brighton

James Milner (Thigh problems), Jason Steele (Shoulder injury), Tariq Lamptey (Foot injury), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Toe joint capsular tear), Adam Webster (Hamstring injury), Georginio Rutter (Foot injury) and Igor (Hamstring injury) aren’t available for Brighton gaffer Fabian Hürzeler.

In all likelihood, The Seagulls will possibly opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, beginning the first half with Bart Verbruggen, Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Carlos Baleba, Pervis Estupinan, Jack Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh, Matthew O'Riley, Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck.

🗞️ Team News: West Ham United

West Ham United manager Graham Potter has not got a full squad to pick from. Aaron Cresswell (Muscle injury), Crysencio Summerville (Thigh problems) and Michail Antonio (Broken leg) can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that The Hammers will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 system, starting the game with Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman, Emerson, Carlos Soler, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fuellkrug and Mohammed Kudus.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Brighton & Hove Albion will, in all likelihood, be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

In contrast, West Ham United could well struggle to score themselves but we can see them converting at least once here, too.

We reckon that it will be a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Brighton & Hove Albion by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Renata Leite, 13:02 26/04/2025