The team playing at home, West Ham United, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Brighton & Hove Albion have shown both talent and fearlessness. Learn more about the fixture!
- West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion.
West Ham United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, West Ham United have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for West Ham after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that West Ham will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Manchester City (placed 2nd). Łukasz Fabiański had a busy but productive day in the Manchester City match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfielder Declan Rice was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.25 (out of ten) in that game. Rice dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 41 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Europa League match versus Rapid Wien with a 2-0 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how West Ham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chelsea are coming to town in three days.
West Ham can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
L. Trossard was the last player to score for the away team. Brighton & Hove Albion haven't scored a league goal in the last 246 minutes.
Brighton's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Leeds United that finished 0-0. Brighton coach G. Potter could be heard cursing the gods after the 0-0 draw against Leeds United, as the team hit the posts three times. Robert Sánchez (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.01. Sánchez stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Aston Villa wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Brighton & Hove Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
The schedule is very tough for Brighton & Hove Albion now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Southampton is waiting in only three days.
Brighton & Hove Albion find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: West Ham won two, Brighton & Hove Albion triumphed in three and we saw five draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Antonio 6 goals |  P. Fornals Malla 4 goals |   N. Maupay 4 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| West Ham United | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 12 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 69% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 69% | 83% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 38% | 50% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 33% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 69% | 83% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.3 | 14 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.5 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 46% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 12.8 | 10.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Premier League
- West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- West Ham United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Chelsea | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Southampton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Watford | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -20 | 9 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- The Argus - (local newspaper)