Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool Prediction

This Wednesday’s Carabao Cup sees Liverpool make the trip down to face Brighton & Hove Albion at American Express Stadium. This result could have serious implications as a loss in this match sees that side knocked out of the tournament, missing out on a chance of silverware.

Key Stats

• Brighton haven’t lost in 8 home matches
• Liverpool haven’t lost in 9 matches
• Liverpool are the reigning champions of this competition

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Liverpool come into this game as holders of this trophy having beaten Chelsea 0-1 inside extra time curtesy of captain Virgil van Dijk. Brighton headed out of the competition at the first time of asking at the hands of eventual finalists Chelsea in Round 3.

Both Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota grabbed themselves a brace in their previous outing in the Carabao Cup as part of Liverpool’s 5-1 win over West Ham and so they could be prominent in this match on Wednesday as well. When speaking about Liverpool however, there is no avoiding Mohamed Salah who has contributed towards 15 goals across all competitions. Eight goals and seven assists, potentially adding to that tally in this match versus Brighton.

Brighton & Hove Albion Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Bart Verbruggen; Pervis Estupiñán, Igor, Jan Paul van Hecke, Tariq Lamptey; Kaoru Mitoma, Carlos Baleba, Mats Wieffer, Simon Adingra; Julio Enciso; Evan Ferguson

New manager Fabian Hürzeler will be looking to continue Brighton’s good form in the Premier League and translate that into the Carabao Cup with this tough task of trying to knock Liverpool out of the tournament. His side are currently sat in sixth place, only one point away from reaching the European places once more. Four wins, one loss and four draws means that Brighton are sitting on 16 points but unfortunately for them, none of that matters in Wednesday's game.

The Seagulls earned their place in the fourth round by beating fellow Premier League side Wolves 3-2 back in September, a feat that they were not able to replicate last weekend, much to the annoyance of the home fans. Some more slightly annoying news is that Brighton will be forced to sideline at least seven players through injury, not what you want to be doing when playing a team like Liverpool. Adam Webster, Jack Hinshelwood, Matt O’Riley, Solly March, Yankuba Minteh and former Liverpool player James Milner are all to be ruled out of this clash versus Liverpool. Those injuries, especially in defence, is what could cost Brighton their status in this competition come the full time whistle.

Liverpool Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Caoimhín Kelleher; Konstantinos Tsimikas, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Curtis Jones. Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai; Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez, Mohamed Salah

Same with Brighton and new manager Arne Slot seems to be settling into life at Liverpool perfectly. The Merseyside club have been firing on all cylinders this season and that has seen them go to second in the league standings, just a single point behind current league leaders Manchester City. Seven wins, one loss and one draw means that Liverpool are sitting on 22 points. Coincidentally, Brighton travel up to Anfield to face Liverpool next weekend in the Premier League but they will need to play out this Carabao Cup game first.

The Reds earned their place in the fourth round by thrashing fellow Premier League side West Ham United 5-1 back in September. Two braces for Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo, followed up with a goal from who else but Mohamed Salah was more then enough to get here. However, Diogo Jota is one of the players on Liverpool’s injury list. Alisson, Connor Bradley, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa make up the rest of that list.

Head To Head Stats: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

There have been 37 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Unsurprisingly, Liverpool come into this match holding an advantage over Brighton as they have come out victors on 20 occasions, 14 more times than Brighton’s six wins in this fixture. A draw has happened 11 times out of the 37 games, leaving Liverpool with a 54.1% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Brighton, winning two of the five matches and drawing two as well. Liverpool have come out victorious once in those five and they’ll be sure to amend that come this Wednesday’s Carabao Cup game.

31st March 2024 – Liverpool 2-1 Brighton – Premier League

8th October 2023 – Brighton 2-2 Liverpool – Premier League

29th January 2023 – Brighton 2-1 Liverpool – FA Cup Fourth Round

14th January 2023 – Brighton 3-0 Liverpool – Premier League

1st October 2022 – Liverpool 3-3 Brighton – Premier League

Betting Tips For Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

Both teams look good coming into this match. Brighton have been a sort of boogey team for Liverpool over the recent years, but Liverpool are now under new tactics and a new manager so maybe those hauntings will come to an end.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Liverpool To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 11/10 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Liverpool

Mo Salah has been unstoppable this season, like he is every year. We can see a fantastic performance from him where he influences the game with either a goal or an assist. Alisson being out is a massive blow for Liverpool and Kelleher isn’t at that level just quite yet so we can see Brighton grabbing a goal of their own.