Premier League: Brighton vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 32 match between Brighton and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Brighton face relegation-threatened Leicester at The American Express Community Stadium in round 32 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leicester have claimed 17 points after 31 rounds, while Brighton have amassed 47 points. This places the latter as number 9 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Brighton vs Leicester

Brighton Form

A draw was the best Brighton could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest, before getting trounced 0-3 against Aston Villa. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Crystal Palace ran out 2-1 winners. Brighton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-3 by Manchester United, before Manchester City ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Newcastle, who came out 0-3 winners. Leicester managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 12 time and letting in three.

Betting stats and facts for Brighton and Leicester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brighton and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Brighton vs Leicester

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Full-time result

Brighton claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Leicester won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing nine in this series of matches. Leicester lost their last 8 matches. Brighton have not lost to Leicester in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Leicester have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Brighton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Brighton have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.3 times goals per game. Brighton’s last 8 matches had more than three goals. Leicester did not score a single goal in 8 consecutive games