Brighton vs Burnley Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd January 2026

Form hasn't been great recently for The Seagulls, who hope to turn things around against Burnley on Saturday. This is a round 20 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at The American Express Community Stadium.

Sitting bottom of the table, The Clarets have claimed 12 points after 19 rounds, while Brighton have amassed 25 points. This places the latter as number 14 in the Premier League at the moment.

Brighton need a good result here against Burnley, if they wish to climb the Premier League table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Burnley scored eight goals, conceded 20 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.

Brighton and Burnley had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Brighton vs Burnley Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton are without a win from their previous three outings, as Sunderland managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Arsenal. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with West Ham. Brighton won three of their previous six matches at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to seven against.

Burnley Form

Burnley were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Bournemouth, followed by another draw. This time it ended 0-0 against Everton, before going down in a 1-3 defeat against Newcastle. Burnley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Brighton should be too strong at The American Express Community Stadium to drop any points against Burnley, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Brighton won nine points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored ten and let in six goals. Burnley earned eight points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored nine goals in those matches, but also allowed seven goals against on their way to two wins. Brighton are looking at a record of six wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Burnley are looking at three wins, three draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Burnley Squads

Brighton Squad

Hurzeler will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Burnley from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/19), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/0), Diego Coppola (0/5), Jan Paul van Hecke (3/18), Joel Veltman (1/10), Lewis Dunk (0/18), Olivier Boscagli (0/3), Carlos Baleba (0/16), Diego Gomez (3/17), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/18), Harry Howell (0/0), Jack Hinshelwood (1/11), James Milner (1/10), Kaoru Mitoma (1/9), Mats Wieffer (0/16), Maxim De Cuyper (2/16), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (1/17), Brajan Gruda (1/15), Charalampos Kostoulas (1/10), Danny Welbeck (8/18), Georginio Rutter (1/17), Stefanos Tzimas (1/9), Tom Watson (0/4), Yankuba Minteh (1/19).

Burnley Squad

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

Martin Dubravka (0/19), Max Weiss (0/0), Vaclav Hladky (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/8), Connor Roberts (0/0), Hannes Delcroix (0/0), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/13), Joe Worrall (0/6), Jordan Beyer (0/0), Kyle Walker (0/18), Lucas Pires (0/5), Maxime Esteve (0/17), Oliver Sonne (1/5), Quilindschy Hartman (0/15), Florentino (0/15), Hannibal Mejbri (0/13), Josh Cullen (2/18), Josh Laurent (1/16), Lesley Ugochukwu (3/18), Marley Leuluai (0/0), Mike Tresor (0/4), Oliver Pimlott (0/0), Zian Flemming (5/15), Armando Broja (1/13), Ashley Barnes (0/2), Enock Agyei (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (0/17), Jaidon Anthony (4/18), Jaydon Banel (0/0), Loum Tchaouna (1/15), Lyle Foster (2/13), Marcus Edwards (0/9), Zeki Amdouni (0/0).

Brighton vs Burnley Team News

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

Brighton are unable to field Solly March on Saturday against Burnley, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Burnley have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Brighton on Saturday. Hannibal Mejbri, Maxime Esteve, Joe Worrall and Oliver Sonne sit this one out for Burnley, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brighton.

Brighton vs Burnley Lineups

Brighton vs Burnley H2H

It finished all square on when Brighton last faced Burnley. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Brighton enter the match against Burnley with a 2-5-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brighton vs Burnley Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Brighton and Burnley would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Burnley Betting Tips

Jan Paul van Hecke is showing good form for Brighton, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Josh Laurent scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Brighton claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burnley won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at The American Express Community Stadium since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Brighton. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Burnley.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Brighton managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Burnley averaging 1.3 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.