Premier League: Brighton vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 34 match between Brighton and West Ham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Brighton, who hope to turn things around against The Irons on Saturday. This is a round 34 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at The American Express Community Stadium.

The Seagulls approach round 34 as number 10 in the Premier League table with 48 points on their account so far. With 33 rounds behind them, West Ham have amassed 36 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

Form: Brighton vs West Ham

Brighton Form

A draw is the best Brighton can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. A2-2 draw with Leicester followed before they were defeated 4-2 by Brentford. 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 nine and conceded eight goals.

West Ham Form

West Ham have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Bournemouth, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Liverpool, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Southampton. West Ham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in five.

Betting stats and facts for Brighton and West Ham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Brighton and West Ham played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Brighton vs West Ham

Jarrod Bowen shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Brighton, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Joao Pedro also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Betting markets: Brighton vs West Ham

Full-time result

Brighton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. West Ham won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. West Ham conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. West Ham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brighton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Brighton have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Brighton conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. West Ham conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.