Most would pick Brighton & Hove Albion in this fixture versus West Ham United, but the away team will battle to the bitter end. Here's our match preview!
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion at their home stadium (The American Express Community Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Brighton are returning here after guesting Stoke City in a FA Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Goalkeeper Steele got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.81 out of ten. Steele topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Fulham (0-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brighton & Hove Albion handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Betting people might want to know that 9 of the latest 12 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each side.
Brighton & Hove Albion have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The American Express Community Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches.
West Ham United form and stats
There's been little loot from West Ham United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. West Ham United only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved West Ham have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Two away games in a row for West Ham United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 against Manchester United in the FA Cup. Benrahma, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Benrahma scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.West Ham United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Lacking goals? 18 of this side's latest 24 league matches have contained two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by West Ham in these games.
Head 2 Head
Brighton & Hove Albion have avoided defeat in the last 11 matches (5-6-0) facing West Ham United.The newest recorded match involving both these squads is the West Ham United - Brighton 0-2 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Groß 6 goals |  A. Mac Allister 5 goals |  S. March 5 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 39 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 29 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 45% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 75% |
| 59% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 41% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 38% |
| 27% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 21% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 15.6 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 26% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 19% | 27% |
| 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as West Ham United have scored away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- West Ham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Premier League
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 60 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 18 |
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