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- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Premier League
Brighton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. West Ham United are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham 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.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion at their home stadium (The American Express Community Stadium) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats.
Brighton & Hove Albion shared the glory with Leeds United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Cucurella, defender, was given a rating of 8.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Cucurella hit two key passes and won 9 of 12 duels.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Manchester United.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 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Brighton aren't scoring a lot here at The American Express Community Stadium in the league, with only 16 goals from 18 games. Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 22 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
West Ham United form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of West Ham United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
West Ham United delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Manchester City (placed 1st) in their previous fixture. It looked so good for West Ham United vs Manchester City, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Goalkeeper Fabiański made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Manchester City. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Fabiański got the top player rating of the team with 8.23/10. Fabiański saved a penalty.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Norwich City with the score of 4-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by West Ham United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for West Ham, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
West Ham United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 18 games (in the league). 22 goals have been conceded by West Ham United in these games.
Head 2 Head
West Ham United - Brighton 1-1 was the score in these teams' latest h2h game, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Brighton & Hove Albion won three games, six matches ended with a draw and West Ham United have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Bowen 12 goals |  M. Antonio 9 goals |   N. Maupay 8 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 39 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 59 |
| 43 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 48 |
| 89% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 81% | 78% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 61% | 73% |
| 32% | 28% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 39% | 38% |
| 5% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 22% | 24% |
| 46% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 62% |
| 30% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 35% | 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 22% |
| 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 14.6 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 27% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | 38% |
| 12.9 | 12.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Premier League
| 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 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 72 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 56 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | -3 | 51 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 0 | 48 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -4 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 45 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 44 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -20 | 36 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -38 | 35 |
| 18 | Burnley | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 37 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -42 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 37 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | -56 | 22 |
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