Premier League: Brighton vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Brighton and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for The Seagulls, who hope to turn things around against Burnley this coming Saturday. This is a round 20 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton are number 14 in the table on 25 points after 19 matches. Burnley rank as number 19 with 12 points after 19 matches played.

Form: Brighton vs Burnley

Brighton Form

Brighton have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sunderland, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Arsenal, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with West Ham. Brighton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Burnley Form

Burnley are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth and a 0-0 draw with Everton. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-3 at the hands of Newcastle. Burnley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in nine.

Betting stats and facts for Brighton and Burnley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brighton and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Brighton vs Burnley

Jan Paul van Hecke has been great for Brighton lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Burnley are optimistic that Josh Laurent doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Brighton vs Burnley

Full-time result

Brighton won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew four and lost one as well, while Burnley won one of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost eight. Burnley have not lost to Brighton in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Brighton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Burnley only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive away games Burnley played. Brighton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Burnley managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.