Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th May 2024

Brighton welcome Chelsea on Wednesday 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 34 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 are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net five times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.5 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Brighton lost to 3-2 Chelsea in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Brighton dished out the match before that.

Brighton vs Chelsea Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-0 against Bournemouth. They retaliated in a 1-0 win against Aston Villa, before drawing 1-1 with Newcastle. Brighton won three of their previous six matches at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to nine against.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Tottenham, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, West Ham got outclassed in a 5-0 win, before beating Nottingham Forest by 2-3. Chelsea claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to ten.

Brighton look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Chelsea is the value bet.

Chelsea took six wins from their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 23 points, scored 35 goals and conceded 37. Brighton are looking at a record of 12 wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea have a record of 16 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Chelsea Squads

Brighton Squad

Roberto De Zerbi will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Chelsea from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/20), Jason Steele (0/16), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/13), Igor (0/22), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/28), Joel Veltman (1/27), Lewis Dunk (3/32), Pervis Estupinan (2/19), Tariq Lamptey (0/17), Valentin Barco (0/0), Adam Lallana (0/24), Billy Gilmour (0/28), Carlos Baleba (0/25), Facundo Buonanotte (3/26), Jack Hinshelwood (3/12), Jakub Moder (0/16), James Milner (0/15), Julio Enciso (0/10), Kaoru Mitoma (3/19), Pascal Gross (4/34), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/17), Danny Welbeck (4/27), Evan Ferguson (6/27), Joao Pedro (9/29), Simon Adingra (6/29).

Chelsea Squad

Here is the full team squad of Chelsea. The 52 year-old Mauricio Pochettino will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Djordje Petrovic (0/21), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/11), Axel Disasi (2/31), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/16), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/25), Marc Cucurella (0/19), Reece James (0/9), Thiago Silva (3/29), Trevoh Chalobah (1/11), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/9), Cole Palmer (21/32), Conor Gallagher (5/35), Enzo Fernandez (3/28), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/33), Mykhaylo Mudryk (5/30), Noni Madueke (5/21), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/9), Deivid Washington (0/0), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (14/33), Raheem Sterling (7/29).

Brighton vs Chelsea Team News

At the time of writing, Brighton have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Chelsea on Wednesday.

Joao Pedro, James Milner, Solly March and Julio Enciso are all absent from the Brighton squad that faces Chelsea at The American Express Community Stadium.

Chelsea could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Wednesday atThe American Express Community Stadium

Names like Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Brighton.

Brighton vs Chelsea Lineups

Brighton vs Chelsea H2H

Brighton lost to 3-2 Chelsea in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Brighton dished out the match before that. 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

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Brighton and Chelsea. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/1 with bookies.

Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Tips

He banged in 21 goals so far this season, and Cole Palmer also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Brighton.

Brighton claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Chelsea won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Brighton will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Wednesday, as Chelsea have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Brighton and Chelsea, with the latter scoring 1.6 goals on average in these. Brighton managed an average of 1.2 goals as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Chelsea played across all tournaments. They scored 2.6 times on average in the process.