This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion holding 15th place and Southampton lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion have played 14 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The American Express Community Stadium.Brighton & Hove Albion manager C. Hughton and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Millwall (placed hometeam_last_opponent_position) in the FA Cup. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Crystal Palace.
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 one game. Brighton & Hove Albion has won 0 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0. A quite possible distraction for the home team is the Brighton & Hove Albion - Chelsea game in the Premier League only four days away. That match is played on a neutral venue.
The Brighton & Hove Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. On the other hand, Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 15 goals.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton has only collected 12 points from their away games after 3-3-9 (15 played). Southampton has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.Southampton won their last game, 2-1 versus Tottenham Hotspur played at home. Prior to that match, the Southampton manager R. Hasenhüttl faced defeat in their match when travelling to Manchester United and losing 2-3.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 25 similar matches played by Southampton in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Southampton, 8 draws and 12 defeats.
Southampton have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Southampton have conceded 28 goals on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Southampton - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Brighton & Hove Albion victories, 5 draws and 3 Southampton wins.Top Goalscorers
  G. Murray 11 goals |   D. Ings 7 goals / 1 assists |  J. Ward-Prowse 6 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Southampton missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 87% |
| 69% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 87% | 83% |
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 60% |
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 30% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 13% |
| 59% | 57% | Both teams to score | 73% | 63% |
| 21% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 20% |
| 24% | 14% | Failed To Score | 20% | 30% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 52 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 58 | 74 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 61 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 58 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 57 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Watford | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 43 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -5 | 42 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Everton | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -13 | 38 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -10 | 33 |
| 16 | Southampton | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -16 | 30 |
| 17 | Burnley | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -24 | 30 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 57 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 28 |
| 19 | Fulham | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 40 | -41 | 17 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 33 | -39 | 14 |
