West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sat 08.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Bromwich Albion or Brighton & Hove Albion that keep their silverware dream alive.

Both sides have had plenty of rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.

West Bromwich Albion are steadily winning Championship games and points here at The Hawthorns. 7 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Cardiff City in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here. The gifted forward Grant outdid all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.62 out of 10. Grant served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A Championship defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Derby County.

The WBA fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively WBA have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

Brighton's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 5th round.

3-6-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Brighton & Hove Albion in their Premier League matches away.

Two travels in a row for Brighton, whose manager Potter could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Everton. Midfield player Allister was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.7/10. Allister scored two goals and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Chelsea.

Brighton find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Brighton have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two WBA victories, three draws and two Brighton & Hove Albion wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
9 goals
Brighton & Hove AlbionN. Maupay
N. Maupay
7 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Robinson
C. Robinson
5 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

West Bromwich Albion Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
11 7   Won W   4 8
8 5   Drew D   8 11
6 1   Lost L   2 6
29 18   Scored S   16 26
23 12   Conceded C   15 26
84% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 84%
56% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 76%
40% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 24%
16% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 16%
8% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 8%
36% 38%   BTTS BTTS   57% 44%
44% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 36%
36% 23%   Failed to Score F T   29% 36%
 
6.4 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5
3.7 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   6.8 5.9
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
5 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
16 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 11.4
4.8 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.7
24% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 28%
 
7.8 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.8 12.2
2.4 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 23 10 5 8 27 23 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 4 2 5 11 12 4 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
15 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
16 Preston North End 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 5 4 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 9 16 -4 28
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 4 3 4 16 16 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 21
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 24 7 10 7 21 22 12 5 5 2 14 11 12 2 5 5 7 11 -1 10
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 21 17 2 2 53 13 10 8 1 1 31 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 40 53
2 Chelsea 21 12 7 2 45 16 11 5 5 1 25 10 10 7 2 1 20 6 29 43
3 Liverpool 20 12 6 2 52 18 9 6 3 0 22 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 34 42
4 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
5 West Ham United 20 10 4 6 37 27 9 4 2 3 18 15 11 6 2 3 19 12 10 34
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 23 20 10 7 1 2 16 10 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 33
7 Manchester United 18 9 4 5 30 26 9 5 1 3 17 14 9 4 3 2 13 12 4 31
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 6 9 4 20 20 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 27
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 7 4 7 13 14 9 3 2 4 5 7 9 4 2 3 8 7 -1 25
10 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 15 21 -2 25
11 Crystal Palace 20 5 8 7 29 30 11 4 5 2 20 12 9 1 3 5 9 18 -1 23
12 Brentford 19 6 5 8 23 26 10 4 1 5 12 12 9 2 4 3 11 14 -3 23
13 Aston Villa 19 7 1 11 25 30 9 4 1 4 15 14 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 22
14 Southampton 19 4 9 6 20 29 9 2 6 1 9 8 10 2 3 5 11 21 -9 21
15 Everton 18 5 4 9 23 32 9 4 1 4 15 16 9 1 3 5 8 16 -9 19
16 Leeds United 19 4 7 8 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 16 9 1 3 5 8 21 -16 19
17 Watford 18 4 1 13 22 36 10 2 1 7 11 22 8 2 0 6 11 14 -14 13
18 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 11
19 Newcastle United 19 1 8 10 19 42 10 1 5 4 13 22 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 11
20 Norwich City 19 2 4 13 8 42 10 1 2 7 5 19 9 1 2 6 3 23 -34 10

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