Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Arsenal.
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 twelve games. Brighton & Hove Albion has won 2 of these, drawn 7 and lost 3.
Brighton & Hove Albion has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Playing away, Wolverhampton Wanderers have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. Things are running smoothly for Wolverhampton Wanderers who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Chelsea.
The supporters enjoyed Wolverhampton Wanderers's previous game versus West Ham United (placed 16th), a Premier League 2-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Sheffield United.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wolverhampton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Wolverhampton Wanderers are hosting Besiktas in the Europa League only four days away.
Wolverhampton Wanderers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Wolverhampton Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Brighton & Hove Albion - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Brighton & Hove Albion victories, 5 draws and 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 9 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
N. Maupay
6 goals
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R. Jiménez
6 goals
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L. Trossard
2 goals
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Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 56% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 207 | 113 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 91 | 179 |
| 67 | 34 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 34 | 63 |
| 30% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | 33% |
- All of Brighton & Hove Albion's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 | Liverpool | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 35 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 9 |
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