The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. West Ham United are in the 10th position while the guesting Brighton & Hove Albion worry at 17th.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
West Ham United form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what West Ham United have to build on here at London Stadium in the Premier League.
The fans are hoping that West Ham will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Premier League game against Chelsea (placed 5th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Crystal Palace that ended 1-1.
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 eleven games. West Ham United has won six of these, drawn three and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for West Ham United as they are travelling to their away game against Southampton in the Premier League. That match is two days after this one.
West Ham United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Brighton & Hove Albion playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion's last game was the home draw against Sheffield United (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Fulham that ended 0-0.
As mentioned above, Brighton drew the match against Sheffield United. Manager G. Potter brought on Danny Welbeck to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Brighton & Hove Albion in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Brighton, three draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Brighton & Hove Albion are hosting Arsenal in the Premier League only two days away.
Brighton & Hove Albion have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. Brighton & Hove Albion struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: West Ham United won three, Brighton & Hove Albion won three and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bowen 4 goals |   N. Maupay 4 goals |  M. Antonio 3 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 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 64% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 57% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 71% |
| 29% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 10.6 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.3 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 38% | 31% |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Everton | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | Southampton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Burnley | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Fulham | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 7 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 2 |
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- The Argus - (local newspaper)