Ace Football previews the Premier League round 4 match between Brighton and Ipswich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Ipswich head to The American Express Community Stadium as the clear underdogs for a Premier League round 4 match with The Seagulls this coming Saturday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.
Looking at the current standings in the Premier League, the two teams are separated by six points.
Team form: Brighton vs Ipswich
Brighton Form
Brighton collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-1 and 4-0 winners against Manchester United and Crawley, respectively. Against Arsenal, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Brighton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored four and conceded 12 goals.
Ipswich Form
Ipswich are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 20 goals while scoring five themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Brighton and Ipswich
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brighton and Ipswich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 16 Brighton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brighton have won 7 of the last 8 matches
- Brighton have not lost the last 8 matches in a row
- Brighton have scored in 11 of the last 12 matches
- Brighton have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Ipswich have conceded in 22 of the last 23 away matches in the Premier League
- Ipswich have not won 15 of the last 16 matches in the Premier League
- Ipswich have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Ipswich away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Ipswich have scored in 13 of the last 14 away matches
Players on top: Brighton vs Ipswich
Danny Welbeck is showing good form for Brighton, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Sammie Szmodics scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Brighton vs Ipswich
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Brighton won six times and lost four as well. Ipswich won five times, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Brighton scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Ipswich scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Brighton have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Ipswich scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Brighton when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Ipswich, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Brighton vs Ipswich
To sum up, the upcoming match between Brighton and Ipswich seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.