Brighton vs Southampton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-28 20:00.
[p]Friday night’s Premier League action sees a South Coast clash between a buoyant Brighton and a struggling Southampton. Continuing what is their strongest start to a top-flight campaign (W6, D4, L2) with a win over Bournemouth in the previous round, the Seagulls sit outside of the Champions League places by goal difference alone, and a victory here will provisionally move them into second-place ahead of Manchester City.[/p]
[p]Returning home may well inspire further progress from Brighton, who arrive here on the back of a six-game unbeaten league run at the AMEX despite keeping just one clean sheet in the process (W3, D3). With two of those wins coming against top-six opposition, a visit from rock-bottom Southampton wouldn’t usually worry the home faithful too much, yet the fact they’ve drawn both of their home league games this season against bottom-four sides might cause some concern.[/p]
[p]Cut four points adrift at the foot of the table, Southampton make the short 63 mile trip along the south coast on the back of consecutive defeats. The latest of those losses came after taking a 2-1 lead against Liverpool, meaning no side has picked up fewer points than the Saints’ four when taking a lead in Premier League action this season (W1, D1, L3). Consequently, many predict that the Saints are already doomed to a Championship return.[/p]
[p]Just one defeat across their last seven visits to Brighton may give Southampton a slight psychological boost (W4, D2, L1), although the fact they’re yet to even pick up an away point this season suggests that away fans might be in for another disappointing evening (L6). That losing run is coupled with the lowest scoring return in top-flight away games (G3), which goes some way to explaining Southampton’s ongoing 215-minute wait for a league goal on their travels. [/p]
[p]Key battle: Brighton’s Danny Welbeck leads the way for the club with six league goals, while he also has five goal contributions across his last six league H2Hs against Southampton (G3, A2). He’ll hope to terrorise Alex McCarthy, who has done well to make 8/11 saves in place of regular keeper Aaron Ramsdale, who is out for weeks due to a finger injury. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brighton have drawn three of their four home league games as pre-match favourites this season (W1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]