Brighton vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th January 2026

When Bournemouth come to The American Express Community Stadium for the Premier League match on Monday, Brighton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Brighton are number 11 in the table on 29 points after 21 matches. Bournemouth rank as number 15 with 26 points after 21 matches played.

Brighton are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Bournemouth in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Brighton go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Bournemouth are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 22 goals for an average of 2.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

Brighton were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Bournemouth, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

Brighton vs Bournemouth Prediction

Brighton Form

In their last three matches, Brighton won 2-0 against Burnley, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Manchester City. They were back on top last time out, defeating Manchester United 1-2. Brighton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth lost 2-3 against Arsenal, won 3-2 against Tottenham, and drew 2-2 with Newcastle. Bournemouth didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 20 and scored ten goals themselves.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Brighton and Bournemouth.

Brighton recorded 12 points following three wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded six. Brighton have a record of seven wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth are looking at six wins, eight draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Bournemouth Squads

Brighton Squad

The 32-year-old coach of the home team, Fabian Hurzeler, will select the lineup against Bournemouth from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Bart Verbruggen (0/21), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/0), Diego Coppola (0/5), Jan Paul van Hecke (3/20), Joel Veltman (1/11), Lewis Dunk (0/20), Olivier Boscagli (0/3), Andrew Moran (0/0), Carlos Baleba (0/16), Diego Gomez (3/19), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/20), Harry Howell (0/0), Jack Hinshelwood (1/12), James Milner (1/12), Kaoru Mitoma (2/11), Mats Wieffer (0/16), Maxim De Cuyper (2/18), Pascal Gross (0/2), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (2/19), Brajan Gruda (1/17), Charalampos Kostoulas (1/11), Danny Welbeck (8/20), Georginio Rutter (2/19), Stefanos Tzimas (1/9), Tom Watson (0/6), Yankuba Minteh (1/19).

Bournemouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The manager Iraola will pick his starting XI against Brighton from these players:

Djordje Petrovic (0/21), Fraser Forster (0/0), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/10), Adrien Truffert (0/21), Alex Jimenez (0/17), Bafode Diakite (0/16), James Hill (0/12), Julio Soler (0/3), Marcos Senesi (0/20), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Owen Bevan (0/0), Alex Scott (1/21), David Brooks (1/19), Lewis Cook (0/11), Marcus Tavernier (4/21), Ryan Christie (1/11), Tyler Adams (2/15), Veljko Milosavljevic (0/6), Amine Adli (1/17), Ben Gannon Doak (0/4), Eli Junior Kroupi (7/16), Enes Unal (1/9), Evanilson (4/19), Justin Kluivert (2/18), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0).

Brighton vs Bournemouth Team News

Brighton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Bournemouth at The American Express Community Stadium.

Sidelined with an injury, Brighton can't field Solly March this coming Monday against Bournemouth.

Brighton vs Bournemouth Lineups

Brighton vs Bournemouth H2H

Brighton were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Bournemouth, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. Not a single one of their last ten matches finished with a draw. Brighton managed six wins, while Bournemouth won four of these ten encounters. Selecting a home win gets you odds at 17/20 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 27/10.

Brighton vs Bournemouth Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Brighton welcome Bournemouth as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Monday.

Brighton vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Danny Welbeck has actually netted eight goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Bournemouth should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Danny Welbeck to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Brighton claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bournemouth won one, drew five and lost four of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Brighton on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Bournemouth in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Brighton managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Bournemouth averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bournemouth, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.