Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction

This Thursday’s Premier League match sees Brighton & Hove Albion make the trip to face Fulham at Craven Cottage. This is a big match as Brighton sit in a UEFA Champions League spot and will be desperate to keep their great run of form going and their position until the end of the season, making history.

Key Stats

• Fulham have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches
• Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches
• Fulham have not lost against Brighton in their last 9 meetings (5W-4D)
• Brighton & Hove Albion are the joint 3rd best scoring team in the Premier League

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Brighton come into this game in flying form, making it all the way to the UEFA Champions League spots. They are so close to being so much better as there is not many points separating them form climbing a lot higher up the table, only Liverpool are uncatchable at the moment. Fulham are also in good form despite being in mid-table. They have only lost once in their last five Premier League games. Likewise to Brighton, they too can climb higher up the table with a result this Thursday.

Fulham Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Bernd Leno; Antonee Robinson; Calvin Bassey, Issa Diop, Kenny Tete; Andreas Pereira, Sander Berge; Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith-Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Raúl Jiménez

Fulham have had a decent start to the season, finding themselves in the mid-table places so early on in the campaign. After 13 games they sit in 10th place with five wins, four losses and four draws. Those matches have left them with 19 points, sharing the same number with three other teams but goal difference the defining factor to their position. A win would give them the potential to climb to as high as sixth depending on other results so Marco Silva will definitely be fielding a strong side. In the goals for The Cottagers have been the trio of Emile Smith-Rowe, Alex Iwobi and Raúl Jiménez. Between the three of them, they have found the back of the net 10 times and registered seven assists. Combining those numbers, they have contributed to 17 out of 18 of Fulham’s goals this season. With all of the London based club’s goals coming from them, they will be the best options for Fulham in their efforts of a home win this Thursday.

Brighton & Hove Albion Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Bart Verbruggen; Pervis Estupiñán, Igor, Jan Paul van Hecke, Tariq Lamptey; Yasin Ayari, Matt O’Riley; Kaoru Mitoma, João Pedro, Georginio Rutter; Danny Welbeck

The start of this season bodes well for Brighton. Playing 13 games and they sit fourth in the league table with six wins, two losses and five draws. Those results have left them with 23 points, goal difference keeping them in the final UEFA Champions League place ahead of Manchester City. If Brighton are able to beat Fulham and results across the table go their way, they could leapfrog Arsenal and Chelsea to take second place. The Seagulls have been able to rely on Danny Welbeck who has scored six goals and provided two assists for his teammates. The striker will be key this Thursday as well as attacking midfielder João Pedro who has bagged himself the next best tally with four goals and two assists in the Premier League.

Head To Head Stats: Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion

There have been 46 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Fulham come into this match holding an advantage over Brighton & Hove Albion. They have come out victors on 21 occasions, leaving Brighton with 19 wins and the remaining six fixtures ending in a draw. It is close between these two sides, leaving Fulham with a 45.7% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have all split in the favour of Fulham. In fact, they have not lost to Brighton in the last nine meetings. Brighton still do have a chance this Thursday though given the exceptional form that Fabian Hürzeler has got his players playing in.

2nd March 2024 – Fulham 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League

29th October 2023 – Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham – Premier League

18th February 2023 – Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Fulham – Premier League

30th August 2022 – Fulham 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League

27th January 2021 – Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Fulham – Premier League

Betting Tips For Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are flying in the Premier League standings at the moment so it doesn't seem like they can be beaten. However, Fulham have either shared the points or come out on top in the last nine fixtures against each other.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Brighton Hove & Albion Double Chance as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 3/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £16 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Fulham vs Brighton Hove & Albion

Fulham 1-2 Brighton Hove & Albion

Brighton’s great form will be tested against a team that they haven’t been able to beat in the last nine times that they’ve faced each other. We can see them potentially sharing a point but Brighton just have that winning factor about them.