Brighton vs Brentford Prediction

The festive fixtures are coming thick and fast this week and among them is Brentford’s trip to the Amex where they’ll face Brighton on Friday. The Seagulls and the Bees find themselves in very similar positions at this point of the season; in need of points to keep up with the rest of the pack chasing Europe.

Key Stats

• Brighton have lost just four games this season; only Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have lost fewer
• Their last win however, was over a month ago
• Brentford are winless on the road this season
• They were unbeaten at home until they lost last weekend against Nottingham Forest

Brighton vs Brentford Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Brighton faced West Ham at the weekend but only managed to draw 1-1 at the London Stadium. Their performances have dipped over recent weeks and questions have been raised about how Fabian Hurzeler can return to winning ways. They haven’t won in their last five matches, a run that stretches back to November.

Brentford’s form this season has depended on whether or not they are playing at home or away. Last weekend they experienced their first home loss of the season as they were beaten 2-0 by Nottingham Forest. They are yet to play a ‘big six’ side at home this season, but perhaps that is why their away form is so bad.

Brighton Preview

Brighton Predicted Lineup - Bart Verbruggen; Pervis Estupinan, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Joel Veltman; Mats Wieffer, Carlos Baleba; Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh; Joao Pedro

Brighton have had quite a few players out recently, most notably Danny Welbeck and Ferdi Kalioglu, but they could make a return to the matchday squad this week. Hurzeler will not want to rush his players back, especially during such a busy period, but he will want all the reinforcements he can get considering the recent performances.

Joao Pedro tends to keep his best performances for the top clubs, but Brighton will need him on Friday if they want to win. The Brazilian forward has four goals and three assists to his name this season and has been the focal point of the Seagull’s attack without Welbeck available.

Brentford Preview

Brentford Predicted Lineup - Mark Flekken; Keane Lewis-Potter, Ben Mee, Nathan Collins, Mads Roerslev; Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt; Kevin Schade, Yoanne Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford’s Jekyll and Hyde season has come to an end with their defeat to Nottingham Forest at home at the weekend. It was so extraordinarily contrasting that the Bees had only drawn twice this season. Defensively, Brentford have a bit of an injury crisis right now, with the likes of Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Sepp van den Berg and Ethan Pinnock all out for some time.

That means it will be down to the attack to win them the game, and all three of Bryan Mbeumo, Kevin Schade and Yoanne Wissa are more than capable of getting a goal against this Brighton team who are struggling. Between them, they have 23 goals this season. The rest of the squad have nine.

Head to Head Stats - Brighton vs Brentford

The head to head between these two sides is incredibly close but Brentford just about edge the historical results, while Brighton have been more dominant as of late. As they have been in similar leagues for much of the 21st century, that has meant that Brentford’s lead in this fixture has been overtaken by Brighton. The two teams have had recent trajectories into the Premier League and are now both well established sides in the English top flight.

3rd Apr 2024 - Brentford 0-0 Brighton - Premier League

6th Dec 2023 - Brighton 2-1 Brentford - Premier League

1st Apr 2023 - Brighton 3-3 Brentford - Premier League

14th Oct 2022 - Brentford 2-0 Brighton - Premier League

26th Dec 2021 - Brighton 2-0 Brentford - Premier League

Betting Tips for Brighton vs Brentford

Brentford are yet to win away from home this season, accumulating just one point. Brighton’s home form is by no means perfect, but it is better than Brentford’s away. Despite this disparity in form, Brentford still score a lot of goals, so it could be closer than we might think.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Brighton to Win. Odds of 7/10 on QuinnBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £17.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Brighton 2-1 Brentford

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