Premier League: Wolverhampton vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 36 match between Wolverhampton and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Wolves and Brighton are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Premier League. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe on Saturday.

Form: Wolverhampton vs Brighton

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Manchester United by 0-1, before winning 3-0 against Leicester. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Manchester City. Wolverhampton claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Molineux Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 12 goals.

Brighton Form

In their last three matches, Brighton lost 4-2 against Brentford, won 3-2 against West Ham, and drew 1-1 with Newcastle. Brighton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 16 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton and Brighton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Wolverhampton vs Brighton

It has been a great season for Joergen Strand Larsen so far as he currently has 13 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Wolverhampton hoping he delivers against Brighton on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Molineux Stadium across all tournaments Wolverhampton won five times, drew one and lost four times. Brighton claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Brighton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Brighton have not lost to Wolverhampton in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Brighton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Brighton games. Wolverhampton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Brighton have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Wolverhampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Wolverhampton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Brighton, who managed to hit the net 1.5 times on average in these games. Brighton conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.