Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium (30750 seats)

It's only the second game in the Premier League for these contenders. And it's all to play for here at The American Express Community Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion host Newcastle United. Check out this preview!

Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

The previous season, Brighton & Hove Albion's league statistics were 12 wins, 15 draws and 11 losses, ending with 9th spot in the Premier League. Over these 38 matches they scored 42 goals and gave away 44. Playing at home in the last season Brighton & Hove Albion managed 5-7-7 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 23 conceded.

Happy days for Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous game, a fixture away at Manchester United (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Welbeck, a striker, was the top performer for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 8.0 (out of 10). Welbeck served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting West Ham United in a game that was won 3-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Brighton & Hove Albion perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Brighton & Hove Albion as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Brighton has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

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Newcastle United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Newcastle United performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 10 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 62 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 10 with 18/35 goals scored/conceded.

Newcastle United go into this game after a win, the home game against Nottingham Forest that ended 2-0. Schär was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender Schär scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Burnley.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Newcastle in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Newcastle United, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Brighton & Hove Albion-Newcastle United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Brighton & Hove Albion four wins, Newcastle United one win, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Brighton & Hove AlbionP. Groß
P. Groß
2 goals
Newcastle UnitedF. Schär
F. Schär
1 goals
Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
1 goals

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 11
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 23
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 9
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 22%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Brighton & Hove Albion Last season Newcastle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 5   Won W   5 13
15 7   Drew D   4 10
11 7   Lost L   10 15
42 19   Scored S   18 44
44 23   Conceded C   35 62
89% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
82% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 79%
34% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 47%
16% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 16%
47% 37%   BTTS BTTS   53% 55%
29% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 21%
34% 47%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
5.3 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.2
5.6 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
12.7 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.8
3.8 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.9
29% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 30%
 
12.7 12.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13.4 13.9
4.1 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 AFC Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Brentford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Fulham 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Leicester City 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
13 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Southampton 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Last season 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 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 AFC Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Brentford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Fulham 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Leicester City 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
13 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Southampton 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.