Ace Football previews the Premier League round 38 match between Tottenham and Brighton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mid-placed Brighton travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face struggling Tottenham in a round 38 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Form: Tottenham vs Brighton
Tottenham Form
Tottenham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Crystal Palace in a 0-2 defeat. Aston Villa also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Tottenham were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Manchester United. Tottenham claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded eight.
Brighton Form
Brighton look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Newcastle, before downing first Wolverhampton by 0-2, then Liverpool in a 3-2 win. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Brighton won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 15 goals conceded and 11 scored.
Betting stats and facts for Tottenham and Brighton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Tottenham and Brighton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Tottenham have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Tottenham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Tottenham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Brighton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Brighton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Brighton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Brighton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Tottenham vs Brighton
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Richarlison, who is performing well for Tottenham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Brighton.The visitors will be looking to Kaoru Mitoma to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Brighton in recent matches.
Popular markets: Tottenham vs Brighton
Full-time result
Tottenham won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Brighton won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three.
Both teams to score
Tottenham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brighton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Tottenham scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Tottenham have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Brighton.
Total goals
Tottenham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Brighton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Tottenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.