West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion match preview: Even contest expected at London Stadium

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: London Stadium (66000 seats)

West Ham United battle against Brighton & Hove Albion for recognition and victory.

These are active days for the team playing at home, as they played only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. This match was also played here at London Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Brighton & Hove Albion have had more rest.

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West Ham United form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Premier League game of the season here at London Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from West Ham United's 19 home games.

West Ham are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 230 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Antonio).

West Ham United's previous match was a Europa Conference League game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-1 vs Viborg. The home side hope to to continue in that form. Midfielder Cornet was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.5 (out of ten) in that game. Cornet served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Nottingham Forest.

This is expected to be a close game, with West Ham United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with West Ham as a small favourite), we find 5 games. West Ham United has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0.

West Ham United are traveling soon after this match as the Europa Conference League match at Viborg awaits in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from West Ham United's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

Only one away game in the Premier League so far for Brighton & Hove Albion and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 victories, 8 draws and 4 losses from 19 travels.

Brighton's last game was the home draw against Newcastle United (0-0). Midfielder Allister was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Allister had 46 successful passes (of 53 total).

Prior to that result Brighton & Hove Albion won their away game at Manchester United. The scoreline was 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brighton & Hove Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 4 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Forest Green Rovers.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Brighton & Hove Albion has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least one point in the last 10 matches (4-6-0) facing West Ham United.

Top Goalscorers

Brighton & Hove AlbionP. Groß
P. Groß
2 goals

West Ham United missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

West Ham United Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 1 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 2 2 2
3 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
4 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 4.5
5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 4.5
0.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15 14
3 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.5
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 22%
 
13.5 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17 11
4 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 3
West Ham United Last season Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
16 9   Won W   7 12
8 5   Drew D   8 15
14 5   Lost L   4 11
60 33   Scored S   23 42
51 26   Conceded C   21 44
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 89%
74% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 82%
58% 63%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 34%
39% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 16%
24% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
63% 79%   BTTS BTTS   58% 47%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 29%
21% 0%   Failed to Score F T   21% 34%
 
5.3 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.3
5.3 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 5.6
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
3 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
12 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 12.7
4.2 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 3.8
38% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%
 
14.4 12.6   Shots against (avg) S A   13.3 12.7
4.3 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 4.1

  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 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
2 Arsenal 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Brentford 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 4
4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
5 Newcastle United 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Leeds United 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Chelsea 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
9 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 3
12 Liverpool 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Fulham 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Leicester City 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 1
16 Crystal Palace 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
17 Southampton 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
18 Everton 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
19 West Ham United 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
20 Manchester United 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0
Last season 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 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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