Brighton & Hove Albion are ready to fight against AFC Bournemouth in this Premier League match. All you should know about the fixture is found right here!
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals (15) in Premier League
- AFC Bournemouth have yet to win a game.
The hosts Brighton & Hove Albion saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus AEK Athens, was also a home game here at The American Express Community Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Brighton & Hove Albion's previous game was also a home event, the defeat 2-3 versus AEK Athens (in Europa League). Pedro, a forward, was the highest rated performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 8.73 (out of 10). Pedro scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Manchester United and winning 3-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Brighton home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Goals from both sides! That has happened in 5 league fixtures in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
There will be little rest for Brighton & Hove Albion after this match as they are travelling to Chelsea for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.
Goals are plentiful at The American Express Community Stadium in the league this season as Brighton has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brighton & Hove Albion defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The Premier League season is young and AFC Bournemouth have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
There were no winners in AFC Bournemouth's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Chelsea (placed 14th). Neto had red hot gloves after the game against Chelsea, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Goalkeeper Neto got the top player rating of the team with 8.45/10. Neto topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Brentford.You'll want to know how Bournemouth managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Bournemouth are hosting Stoke City in the Carabao Cup only three days away.
AFC Bournemouth have the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Brighton won four games, one match ended in a draw and AFC Bournemouth got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Ferguson 4 goals |  S. March 3 goals |  P. Groß 2 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 40% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 6.4 | 9.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.5 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.6 | 22.3 | 27 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 8.8 | 9.3 | 12 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 18% |
| 12 | 10 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 26 | 23.5 | 18.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 8.5 | 6.4 |
- AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- AFC Bournemouth have scored in all their away matches so far.
- AFC Bournemouth have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- AFC Bournemouth have yet to win a game.
- All of AFC Bournemouth's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Brighton & Hove Albion's matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored more than double the goals of AFC Bournemouth.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals (8) at home in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Last season | AFC Bournemouth | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 21 | ||
| 72 | 37 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 53 | 21 | Conceded | C | 43 | 71 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 79% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 74% | ||
| 66% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 45% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 32% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 21% | ||
| 61% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 32% | 37% | ||
| 32% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 21% | ||
| 13% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 47% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.2 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.7 | 16.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 19 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 1 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
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