Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Chelsea and Brighton who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Chelsea take on Brighton for a match in the Premier League on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.
Brighton head to west London up in seventh place in the Premier League table. The Seagulls have 46 points from 28 matches. They have two games in hand over the 11th-placed Chelsea, whose points tally lies at 39.
Team form: Chelsea vs Brighton
Chelsea Form
A single point is all Chelsea can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Liverpool before getting trounced 1-0 against Wolverhampton while Real Madrid won 2-0. Chelsea just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded five goals.
Brighton Form
Brighton added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 3-3 draw with Brentford. A 0-2 win against Bournemouth followed, before a 2-1 defeat against Tottenham in their most recent match. Brighton, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn three and lost one in their last six away in the Premier League.
Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Brighton
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 Chelsea and Brighton played across all tournaments.
- In 21 of the last 23 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have not won the last 4 matches in a row
- Brighton have scored in 24 of the last 25 matches
- In 12 of the last 14 away matches Brighton played, both teams scored
- Brighton have scored in 25 of the last 27 away matches
- Brighton have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches
- Brighton have conceded in 15 of the last 17 away matches
Players to watch: Chelsea vs Brighton
Kai Havertz is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Brighton look to Alexis Mac Allister, hoping he can add to his current total of three Premier League goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Chelsea vs Brighton
Full-time result
Chelsea won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stamford Bridge. They drew three and lost three as well, while Brighton won five of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost one. Chelsea have not lost to Brighton in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Chelsea scored first in six of their last ten home games. Brighton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Chelsea have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Brighton have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Chelsea have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Chelsea and Brighton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score two times in those matches.
Recommended tip: Chelsea vs Brighton
The match between Chelsea and Brighton should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.