Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th February 2025
The Seagulls welcome Chelsea this coming Friday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 25 match.
Brighton are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Chelsea but odds don't favour them to pull it off.
The Seagulls only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 18 for an average of 1.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.
The Blues scored 16 goals, conceded 16 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
The Blues beat The Seagulls twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 4-2 and 2-1, respectively.
Brighton vs Chelsea Prediction
Brighton Form
In their last three games, Brighton lost 0-1 against Everton, got defeated 7-0 by Nottingham Forest before winning 2-1 against Chelsea. Brighton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Chelsea Form
In their previous three outings, Chelsea lost 3-1 against Manchester City, beat West Ham 2-1 and lost 2-1 against Brighton. Chelsea won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and 11 scored.
One could argue the pros and cons for a while in this encounter, but we find the value list with visitors Chelsea. Having considered form, strength in squad and history of the two teams, they get the call here.
Brighton fought their way to two wins and nine points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target ten times in these matches, but also let in 18 goals. Chelsea took four wins from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 15 points, scored 17 goals and conceded 16. Brighton claimed eight wins, ten draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea have a record of 12 wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League.
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Brighton vs Chelsea Stats
- In the last 3 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Brighton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brighton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Brighton vs Chelsea Squads
Brighton Squad
The 31-year-old coach of the home team, Fabian Hurzeler, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Bart Verbruggen (0/22), Carl Rushworth (0/0), Jason Steele (0/2), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/6), Eiran Cashin (0/0), Igor (0/12), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/22), Joel Veltman (0/18), Lewis Dunk (0/19), Pervis Estupinan (0/18), Tariq Lamptey (2/10), Carlos Baleba (2/20), Diego Gomez (0/2), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/12), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (5/24), Mats Wieffer (1/13), Matthew O'Riley (1/11), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/20), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/11), Danny Welbeck (6/18), Georginio Rutter (4/23), Joao Pedro (5/18), Simon Adingra (2/16), Yankuba Minteh (3/19).
Chelsea Squad
Here is the full team squad of Chelsea. The 44 year-old Enzo Maresca will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Filip Joergensen (0/3), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/21), Aaron Anselmino (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/4), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/2), Levi Colwill (0/22), Malo Gusto (0/20), Marc Cucurella (2/22), Reece James (1/8), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/12), Trevoh Chalobah (3/15), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Cole Palmer (14/24), Enzo Fernandez (3/22), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/6), Mathis Amougou (0/0), Moises Caicedo (1/24), Noni Madueke (7/22), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Romeo Lavia (0/10), Tyrique George (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/20), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Jadon Sancho (2/18), Marc Guiu (0/3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/23), Pedro Neto (2/21).
Brighton vs Chelsea Team News
Brighton are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Chelsea.
Brighton are unable to field Solly March on Friday against Chelsea, as he is sidelined with an injury.
Brighton vs Chelsea Lineups
Brighton vs Chelsea H2H
The Blues got the better of The Seagulls in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 2-1, respectively. Brighton go into their upcoming match against Chelsea with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-4-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Brighton vs Chelsea Results
In the last ten matches between Brighton and Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/15 with bookies.
Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Noni Madueke scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage seven goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Chelsea take aim at Brighton. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.
Brighton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew four and lost three as well, while Chelsea won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Goals are flowing freely for Brighton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Chelsea''s last 10 league games away from home.
The last ten encounters between Brighton and Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Brighton averaging 1.5 goals a game. Chelsea scored 1.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored nine times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.