Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. Both teams have mid-table spots in the Premier League.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Premier League
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Southampton as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion's results here at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 3 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Brighton & Hove Albion are slowly digging their own grave here at The American Express Community Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Brentford match.
Brighton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Manchester City (0-3). Midfield player Caicedo got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Caicedo dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Tottenham Hotspur and winning 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brighton & Hove Albion have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost three.
Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 10 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Brighton have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Southampton form and stats
There's been little loot from Southampton's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the Premier League. Southampton only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.
Southampton play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Burnley (placed 18th). Midfielder Ward-Prowse was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.53. Ward-Prowse hit four key passes and had 42 successful passes (of 46 total).
Before that, Southampton secured a home win against Arsenal with the score 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southampton playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Southampton wins, three draws and three defeats.
Southampton have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Southampton manager Hasenhüttl has some worries about the defense as 34 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton have faced each other previously this season: Southampton - Brighton 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brighton & Hove Albion one win, five draws and Southampton four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 8 goals |   J. Ward-Prowse 7 goals |  C. Adams 7 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Southampton missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 29 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 38 |
| 40 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 34 | 54 |
| 88% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 79% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 27% | 19% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 69% | 52% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 39% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 45% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 58% |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 39% | 56% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.3 | 14.7 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 12.5 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Premier League
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 55 | 77 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 61 | 76 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 39 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 54 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 52 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 40 |
| 12 | Brentford | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Southampton | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | -16 | 39 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -19 | 29 |
| 18 | Burnley | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 28 |
| 19 | Watford | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -32 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -44 | 21 |
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