Liverpool vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-12 15:00.
[p]Liverpool continue to look for answers to their faltering Premier League campaign as they take on Brighton who are in the mix for the European spots.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A hard-fought 1-0 win away to Inter Milan in midweek provided some much-needed respite for Liverpool and boss Arne Slot, who left Mohamed Salah out of the squad after his explosive interview last week. That came in the wake of a 3-3 Premier League draw against Leeds, leaving the Reds with just 23 points, which combined with their 24 goals conceded, makes this the worst start by a reigning champion at this stage since Leicester in 2016/17. Liverpool sit just two shy of conceding 50 Premier League goals in a calendar year for the third time ever, and not even home advantage can be relied on to end their current slump, as they’re winless in three competitive games at Anfield (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Brighton head to Merseyside in eighth place, just three points shy of the top four after a poorly-timed two-match winless run (D1, L1). Fabian HĂĽrzeler’s men squandered a two-goal lead to lose to Aston Villa before needing a late goal to rescue a draw against strugglers West Ham, and with both matches at home, they may be glad to hit the road. The Seagulls have lost just one of their last five away league games (W2, D2), keeping a clean sheet in the last two – they last managed three successive shutouts on their league travels in 2020.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Brighton are chasing successive H2H league wins for the first time ever after beating Liverpool 3-2 at home in May. The Reds have lost just one of the last 11 meetings at Anfield (W7, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Liverpool haven’t scored a first-half goal in any of their last five Premier League matches.[/p]
[p]Liverpool have scored 2+ goals in just one of their last seven home matches.[/p]
[p]Seven of Brighton’s last 11 games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Brighton are winless in their last eight Premier League matches in December (D5, L3).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Former Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has seen seven of his last ten Liverpool goals come at Anfield. Jan Paul van Hecke stands in his way but also offers a threat going forward as he’s netted three times for Brighton this season, two of which came beyond the 80th minute.[/p]
[p]Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa were absent in midweek for Liverpool, who will also be without Conor Bradley here due to suspension. Brighton may be missing Yasin Ayari and former Red James Milner.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Liverpool’s slow starts are becoming a theme, so backing Brighton to score the first goal looks a decent move here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]