West Ham
- West Ham are winless in their last five Premier League matches (D2, L3).
- The home side have lost their two previous games, falling 3-0 to Manchester City before a 2-3 defeat to Aston Villa at their own ground.
Brighton
- The Seagulls are sitting ninth in the table with 24 points from their first 17 games, compared to West Ham’s 18th-place position with 13 points from the same number of matches.
- The Seagulls average 1.12 goals per game on the road this season and concede 1.50 per match, suggesting they are a touch more vulnerable on their travels.
- Brighton have lost their momentum with a 2-0 away defeat to Liverpool and a 0-0 draw at home with Sunderland in their last couple of league games, so there is some inconsistency to their play.
Head-to-Head
- The last meeting between these clubs finished 1-1 at the Amex Stadium a fortnight ago and it’s fair to say this has become a closely matched rivalry after one win apiece and three draws from the last five head-to-head clashes in all competitions.
- West Ham have failed to win any of their last two home meetings with Brighton.
Key Players
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Top scorers and threats:
- Jarrod Bowen is still their main goal threat with five goals in 17 league appearances and he has scored half of the Hammers’ last four goals.
- Danny Welbeck leads the scoring charts for Brighton with seven goals in 16 Premier League appearances, and Jan Paul van Hecke has emerged as a potential threat, scoring two of Brighton's last five goals.
Betting Insights
- So, although Brighton are favoured at around 2.2 to win this match, we believe the draw merits support at 3.45 while Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are still available at 3.1.
- It will be close and competitive with Over 2.5 goals at 1.73 and Both Teams To Score at 2.3 looking the most likely outcome.
Prediction
- West Ham are in terrible form and a win for Brighton looks a good bet on paper, but that’s the only conclusion we can reach from the stats for this Tuesday night Premier League clash at the London Stadium.
- But with both clubs in their early phases of development under their respective new coaches, this looks like a key fixture that could be pivotal to how the rest of their seasons pan out.
