Struggling Brighton & Hove Albion will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chelsea in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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 Chelsea.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Brighton & Hove Albion have to build on here at American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League.
The points were shared in Brighton & Hove Albion's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chelsea (placed 4th) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Brighton & Hove Albion won a home game hosting AFC Bournemouth (2-0).
The Brighton & Hove Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 7-1-3 from 11 games.
Chelsea has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Brighton & Hove Albion for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Arsenal with the score of 2-1.
Chelsea have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 11 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Chelsea have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Brighton & Hove Albion - Chelsea 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Brighton & Hove Albion 1 win, 1 draw and Chelsea 5 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abraham 12 goals |   N. Maupay 7 goals |  C. Pulisic 5 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 36 |
| 29 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 48% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 57% |
| 19% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 33% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 36% | 19% |
| 52% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 62% |
| 24% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 29% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 271 | 153 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 170 | 345 |
| 91 | 45 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 64 | 120 |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | 30% |
- All of Chelsea's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chelsea have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Chelsea 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 | Liverpool | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 41 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 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 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 13 |
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