Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st April 2026

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

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Brighton can leapfrog The Blues in the Premier League table with a win on Tuesday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

Brighton 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 eight for an average of 0.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

The Blues managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 17 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.7 goals an average per game.

Brighton won the last two meetings against Chelsea, as they followed up a 3-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Brighton vs Chelsea Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-1 and 0-2 winners against Liverpool and Burnley, respectively. Against Tottenham, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Brighton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 7-0 win against Port Vale. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-3 against Manchester City, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Manchester United. Chelsea managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Brighton face Chelsea, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Tuesday. The value bet lies with goals.

Brighton have taken 18 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 21 goals to 25. Chelsea took 17 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four, scored 20 goals and conceded 24. Brighton are looking at a record of 12 wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of 13 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Chelsea Squads

Brighton Squad

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

Bart Verbruggen (0/33), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/0), Igor Julio (0/4), Jan Paul van Hecke (3/31), Joel Veltman (1/20), Lewis Dunk (0/29), Olivier Boscagli (0/10), Carlos Baleba (0/26), Diego Gomez (5/30), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/32), Harry Howell (0/3), Jack Hinshelwood (1/22), James Milner (1/19), Kaoru Mitoma (3/22), Mats Wieffer (2/23), Matthew O'Riley (1/5), Maxim De Cuyper (2/25), Pascal Gross (1/14), Solly March (0/1), Yasin Ayari (3/26), Charalampos Kostoulas (2/17), Danny Welbeck (12/32), Georginio Rutter (3/27), Stefanos Tzimas (1/9), Yankuba Minteh (2/29).

Chelsea Squad

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

Filip Joergensen (0/3), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), James Hillson (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/31), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/18), Josh Acheampong (1/14), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/30), Mamadou Sarr (0/2), Marc Cucurella (1/29), Reece James (2/27), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/15), Trevoh Chalobah (3/30), Wesley Fofana (0/21), Andrey Santos (0/24), Cole Palmer (9/22), Dario Essugo (0/1), Enzo Fernandez (8/31), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/28), Romeo Lavia (0/10), Alejandro Garnacho (1/22), Estevao (2/22), Joao Pedro (14/32), Liam Delap (1/24), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/31), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Brighton vs Chelsea Team News

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

Solly March sit this one out for Brighton due to an injury.

Brighton vs Chelsea Lineups

Brighton vs Chelsea H2H

Brighton go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Chelsea. Brighton enter the match against Chelsea with a 4-3-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brighton vs Chelsea Results

The past ten matches between Brighton and Chelsea have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Tuesday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Danny Welbeck look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Joao Pedro adds to his three Premier League goals come on Tuesday.

Brighton claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches. 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 six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Chelsea in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Brighton and Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Brighton averaging 1.9 goals a game. Chelsea scored 1.4 goals on average in these, as both teams scored eight 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 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Chelsea. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these.