An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 16th place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brighton & Hove Albion and AFC Bournemouth.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Brighton & Hove Albion's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus AFC Bournemouth (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Tottenham Hotspur.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Brighton & Hove Albion have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The Brighton & Hove Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 11 goals.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
AFC Bournemouth have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
Two away games in a row for AFC Bournemouth, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Arsenal.
We have checked recent matches where AFC Bournemouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W1-D2-L3.
AFC Bournemouth find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by AFC Bournemouth in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Brighton & Hove Albion - AFC Bournemouth 2-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, 2 draws and 6 wins for AFC Bournemouth. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 7 goals |   H. Wilson 6 goals |  C. Wilson 5 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 90% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 255 | 137 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 106 | 201 |
| 86 | 40 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 34 | 67 |
| 28% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 30% |
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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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 | Liverpool | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Burnley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Watford | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- The Argus - (local newspaper)
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)