Brighton vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-05 19:30.
[p]Brighton couldn’t build on qualifying for the UEFA Europa League knockout stages as they fell to a 3-2 Premier League (PL) defeat to Chelsea on Sunday. “It’s hard because I think we played much better than Chelsea,” manager Roberto De Zerbi said after they both scored and conceded in an 18th consecutive top-flight match (W7, D5, L6).[/p]
[p]Sitting in eighth, five points adrift of the top-five, they could do with breaking a sequence of three straight home PL score draws to stay in touch. As they try to avoid four consecutive home league draws for the first time since November 2017, the visit of Brentford could be just what the Seagulls need as they’re unbeaten in home PL H2Hs (W1, D1), while they have only lost once in the league across their last nine games at the Amex Stadium dating back to last season (W4, D4).[/p]
[p]That will give the visitors plenty to think about after they secured a deserved 3-1 win over Luton on Saturday to get back to winning ways after two straight defeats. After watching his side produce 27 goal attempts (Brentford’s PL record) against the Hatters, manager Thomas Frank was happy with the dominant nature of their performance, particularly as it came with four first-choice full-backs sidelined.[/p]
[p]Dominating on the road has not been something the Bees have managed of late however, as their only win across their last five PL away games (D1, L3) came at Chelsea, succeeding where Brighton failed on Sunday. They’ve at least proved hard to break down as in none of those games did they concede before the 35th minute.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte has two direct goal contributions (G1, A1) and two bookings across his last three PL appearances, while ex-Seagull Neal Maupay opened the scoring against Luton for the second time in four Brentford games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of the round, Brighton’s PL fixtures had produced a league-high average of exactly four goals per game (Brentford: 2.93).[/p]