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Premier League: Brighton vs Wolverhampton – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brighton and Wolverhampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Placed inside the top five, Brighton should be able to deal with Wolves in round 9 of the Premier League season. With the latter currently rock-bottom in the standings, Brighton look for an easy ride, but Wolves are desperately in need of points.

The Seagulls approach the next Premier League round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 15 points this season so far. With eight games behind them, Wolverhampton amassed one points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

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Form: Brighton vs Wolverhampton

Brighton Form

Brighton look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Chelsea, they were left empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Tottenham in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Newcastle in their most recent outing. Brighton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Liverpool, before Brentford ran out 5-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Manchester City, who came out 1-2 winners. Wolverhampton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 18 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Brighton and Wolverhampton

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

  • In 8 of the last 10 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 3 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In the last 3 Brighton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • Wolverhampton have lost the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 5 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Wolverhampton have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Wolverhampton have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In the last 4 Wolverhampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Brighton vs Wolverhampton

Joergen Strand Larsen shows decent form right now for Wolverhampton, 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 this coming Saturday. Siding with Danny Welbeck also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Wolverhampton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Wolverhampton games. Wolverhampton managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Brighton were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Wolverhampton, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.

Recommended tip: Brighton vs Wolverhampton

To sum up, the upcoming match between Brighton and Wolverhampton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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