Brighton vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-02-24 19:30.
[p]Brighton will approach their second south-coast derby in four days in good spirits after hammering Southampton 4-0 on Saturday to keep themselves in contention for a European qualification spot. Only in 2022/23 have they reached 40 Premier League points quicker, while that win made it three successive victories in all competitions since suffering a humiliating 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the start of the month.[/p]
[p]Much of Brighton’s good work recently has come away from home, with the Seagulls only victorious in one of their last six home league fixtures (D3, L2), although they have decent form against Bournemouth at the Amex Stadium, winning the last three home H2Hs. They also remain unbeaten when hosting sides currently above them in the Premier League this term (W2, D2).[/p]
[p]Bournemouth’s European qualification aspirations took a knock on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Wolves, with the decisive goal coming soon after their first red card of the league campaign. A second defeat in three league matches (W1) saw the gap between them and Brighton shrink to three points, and ominously the last time Andoni Iraola’s side suffered back-to-back league defeats was when Brighton beat them in November![/p]
[p]The Cherries might be reasonably optimistic of avoiding that fate at the hands of the same opponents again as they’re unbeaten in their last seven away league fixtures (W5, D2). Bournemouth netted an impressive 20 times in that run, and despite failing to score in two of the last three H2Hs at the Amex, they have found the net in eight of their last ten visits here overall (W2, D4, L4).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: JoĂŁo Pedro registered a goal and an assist against Southampton – each of his last five Premier League goals were Brighton’s first of the game, including one against Bournemouth in November. Marcus Tavernier has one fewer league assist than Pedro this term (five), but all of them helped Bournemouth avoid defeat (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only one side was on the scoresheet in five of Brighton’s last six league games (W4, L2,) and three of Bournemouth’s last four (W2, L2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]