Premier League: Brighton vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 25 match between Brighton and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Chelsea come to The American Express Community Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Friday, Brighton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Brighton vs Chelsea

Brighton Form

Brighton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Everton in a 0-1 defeat. Nottingham Forest also proved too hard to handle, as they won 7-0, before Brighton were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Chelsea. Brighton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Chelsea Form

It is all or nothing with Chelsea, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 3-1 against Manchester City, before beating West Ham 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Brighton. Chelsea claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting facts for Brighton and Chelsea

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brighton and Chelsea. 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 Chelsea

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kaoru Mitoma, who is performing well for The Seagulls. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Chelsea.The visitors will be looking to Noni Madueke to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Chelsea in recent matches.

Popular markets: Brighton vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Brighton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew four and lost three as well, while Chelsea won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Chelsea conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Chelsea have not lost to Brighton in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Brighton scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Chelsea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Chelsea games. Chelsea will feel optimistic about scoring on Friday with Brighton managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both Team have scored in 7 last consecutive meetings between Brighton and Chelsea when playing at The American Express Community Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Chelsea conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.