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Premier League: Brighton vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

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Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Premier League round 12 game between Brighton and Sheffield United and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

The Premier League clash at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday sees home team Brighton battling it out for the win against Sheffield United.

Brighton are number 7 in the Premier League table on 18 points after 11 matches. Sheffield United rank as number 20 with four points after 11 matches played.

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Team form: Brighton vs Sheffield United

Brighton Form

Brighton look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first split the points with Fulham in a 1-1, before also drawing 1-1 with Everton. A win finally came their way as they threw Ajax under the bus in a 0-2 victory. In their last six Premier League home matches, Brighton have three wins, while they’ve drawn two and lost one. They scored 14 and conceded nine goals.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United collected one win from their last three matches, as Manchester United won by 1-2. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 5-0, before Sheffield United won 2-1 against Wolverhampton. Sheffield United came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Brighton and Sheffield United

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Brighton and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

  • Brighton have scored in 53 of the last 55 matches
  • Brighton have scored in the last 20 home matches in a row
  • In 15 of the last 17 matches Brighton played, both teams scored
  • In 12 of the last 13 home matches Brighton played, both teams scored
  • Brighton have conceded in 21 of the last 23 matches
  • Sheffield United have conceded in the last 16 matches in a row
  • In 12 of the last 14 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Sheffield United have lost 11 of the last 13 matches
  • Sheffield United have not won 15 of the last 17 matches
  • Sheffield United have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Players under the radar: Brighton vs Sheffield United

Kaoru Mitoma has found the target two times in his previous six Premier League matches, whereas Oliver Norwood just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Brighton vs Sheffield United

Full-time result

Brighton won four of the previous 10 home matches in all competitions, drawing three and losing three as well. Sheffield United won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Sheffield United have not lost to Brighton in four consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Sheffield United scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 15 Brighton games in the Premier League. In all competitions, Brighton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Brighton witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.5 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Sheffield United, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Brighton are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 27 Premier League matches. Sheffield United conceded a goal in their last 11 Premier League matches.

Betting suggestion: Brighton vs Sheffield United

Here we present a free betting tip for this Premier League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Brighton and Sheffield United.

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