Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Tottenham Hotspur welcomes Brighton & Hove Albion

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Tue 23.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62062 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

Tottenham Hotspur are steadily winning games and points here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 11 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 16 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after three straight home wins.

The fans are hoping that Tottenham Hotspur will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Manchester City. A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 3-4 away at Manchester City.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Tottenham Hotspur home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus West Ham United in only four days. This game is also played here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 16 matches. From these home matches, Tottenham Hotspur have conceded only 13 goals.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

Brighton & Hove Albion have only collected 12 points from their away games after 3-3-11 (17 played).

Brighton & Hove Albion are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. A 0-2 loss hosting Cardiff City before that.

You'll want to know how Brighton & Hove Albion managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newcastle United in just four days.

The attacking power of Brighton & Hove Albion when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored in 17 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Brighton & Hove Albion - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 3 - 1 - 0 (Tottenham Hotspur wins - draws - Brighton & Hove Albion wins).

Top Goalscorers

H. Kane
17 goals / 4 assists
Son Heung-Min
12 goals / 6 assists
G. Murray
11 goals

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Tottenham Hotspur Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home Statistic Away Total
34 16 Played 17 34
64 31 Scored 15 32
35 13 Conceded 30 53
100% 100% Over 0.5 94% 94%
76% 69% Over 1.5 76% 68%
62% 56% Over 2.5 59% 50%
29% 44% Over 3.5 24% 26%
12% 6% Over 4.5 6% 9%
53% 50% Both teams to score 53% 50%
35% 38% Clean Sheet 12% 21%
12% 12% Failed To Score 41% 35%
 
5.1 5.4 Corners For (avg) 3.5 4.1
4.8 4.2 Corners Against (avg) 6.3 5.4
1.5 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.6 1.6
1 0 Red Cards (total) 2 4
Key stats this season:
  • Tottenham Hotspur hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Manchester City 34 28 2 4 87 22 18 17 0 1 56 12 16 11 2 3 31 10 65 86
2 Liverpool 34 26 7 1 77 20 17 15 2 0 48 10 17 11 5 1 29 10 57 85
3 Tottenham Hotspur 34 22 1 11 64 35 16 11 1 4 31 13 18 11 0 7 33 22 29 67
4 Arsenal 33 20 6 7 66 40 17 14 2 1 39 12 16 6 4 6 27 28 26 66
5 Chelsea 34 20 6 8 57 36 17 11 5 1 34 10 17 9 1 7 23 26 21 66
6 Manchester United 33 19 7 7 63 44 16 10 5 1 32 20 17 9 2 6 31 24 19 64
7 Watford 34 14 7 13 49 49 16 8 2 6 23 21 18 6 5 7 26 28 0 49
8 Leicester City 35 14 6 15 48 47 17 7 2 8 21 20 18 7 4 7 27 27 1 48
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 9 12 41 42 17 8 4 5 24 20 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 48
10 Everton 34 13 7 14 46 44 17 8 4 5 24 21 17 5 3 9 22 23 2 46
11 West Ham United 35 12 7 16 44 54 18 8 4 6 29 27 17 4 3 10 15 27 -10 43
12 Newcastle United 35 11 8 16 35 44 18 8 1 9 22 22 17 3 7 7 13 22 -9 41
13 AFC Bournemouth 35 12 5 18 49 62 18 7 5 6 29 25 17 5 0 12 20 37 -13 41
14 Crystal Palace 34 11 6 17 40 46 17 4 4 9 14 20 17 7 2 8 26 26 -6 39
15 Burnley 34 11 6 17 42 60 17 7 2 8 23 28 17 4 4 9 19 32 -18 39
16 Southampton 34 9 9 16 40 57 17 5 6 6 23 26 17 4 3 10 17 31 -17 36
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 7 18 32 53 17 6 4 7 17 23 17 3 3 11 15 30 -21 34
18 Cardiff City 34 9 4 21 30 63 17 6 2 9 19 33 17 3 2 12 11 30 -33 31
19 Fulham 35 6 5 24 33 76 17 5 3 9 21 32 18 1 2 15 12 44 -43 23
20 Huddersfield Town 35 3 5 27 20 69 18 2 2 14 9 30 17 1 3 13 11 39 -49 14

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