Brighton vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th November 2023

Brighton look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Sheffield United. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

Brighton are seventh in the rankings with 18 points after 11 matches played, whereas Sheffield United rank 20th in the Premier League on four points.

Brighton must desire to end their current Premier League win-less run this coming Sunday. Since they are considered to be the favourites of the match, they hope that the long-awaited win will finally come.

Brighton scored 20 goals, conceded 19, and pulled off zero clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Sheffield United average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 2.9 per game, for a total of 29 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.

Sheffield United visit Brighton for their first meeting since April 2021, when Sheffield United put a 1-0 win on the board at Bramall Lane.

Brighton vs Sheffield United Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first split the points with Fulham in a 1-1, before also drawing 1-1 with Everton. A win finally came their way as they threw Ajax under the bus in a 0-2 victory. Brighton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded nine goals.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United collected one win from their last three matches, as Manchester United won by 1-2. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 5-0, before Sheffield United won 2-1 against Wolverhampton. Sheffield United didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 15 and scored three goals themselves.

Going forward, Brighton and Sheffield United are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Sunday.

Brighton recorded eight points following two wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored nine goals, but also conceded four. Sheffield United claimed zero wins and zero points from their last five encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring three goals to 19 against. Brighton have a record of five wins, three draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Sheffield United enjoy a record of one win, one draw and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Sheffield United Squads

Brighton Squad

The 44-year-old Brighton manager, Roberto De Zerbi, will select the lineup against Sheffield United from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/5), Jason Steele (0/6), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/5), Igor (0/4), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/6), Joel Veltman (0/11), Lewis Dunk (1/11), Pervis Estupinan (1/6), Tariq Lamptey (0/4), Adam Lallana (0/6), Billy Gilmour (0/10), Carlos Baleba (0/5), Facundo Buonanotte (0/3), Jack Hinshelwood (0/1), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/7), Julio Enciso (0/2), Kaoru Mitoma (3/11), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/7), Pascal Gross (2/9), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/7), Danny Welbeck (1/8), Evan Ferguson (5/11), Joao Pedro (2/11), Simon Adingra (2/10).

Sheffield United Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sheffield United players that the manager Paul Heckingbottom will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/11), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/8), Auston Trusty (0/6), Chris Basham (0/8), Jack Robinson (0/11), Jayden Bogle (1/8), John Egan (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/8), Max Lowe (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/5), Anis Ben Slimane (0/4), Ben Osborn (0/6), Benie Traore (0/6), Femi Seriki (0/0), George Baldock (0/5), Gustavo Hamer (2/10), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (0/8), John Fleck (0/1), Oliver Norwood (1/10), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/11), Cameron Archer (2/9), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (1/6), Rhian Brewster (0/5), William Osula (0/3).

Brighton vs Sheffield United Team News

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

Due to various ailments Tariq Lamptey, Danny Welbeck, Solly March and Jakub Moder will be absent from the squad, Brighton are able to field against Sheffield United on Sunday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Sheffield United, who are looking at 11 players nursing various problems. Sheffield United are without Oliver McBurnie due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Oliver McBurnie, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Egan, Max Lowe, Daniel Jebbison, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies all face a spell on the sidelines for Sheffield United due to various injuries.

Brighton vs Sheffield United Lineups

Brighton vs Sheffield United H2H

The last time Brighton faced off against Sheffield United, Sheffield United claimed a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Brighton claimed one win in their previous ten matches against Sheffield United. The latter managed six wins in these four encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 19/4.

Brighton vs Sheffield United Results

In the last four matches between Brighton and Sheffield United, both teams to score came up two times.

Brighton vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Kaoru Mitoma found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Oliver Norwood just scored once in a similar number of matches.

In their last 10 matches at The American Express Community Stadium across all tournaments Brighton won four times, drew three and lost three times. Sheffield United claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. In seven of the previous 10 games at The American Express Community Stadium, more than 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers. Over 3.5 goals paid dividends seven times in these. Over 2.5 goals came out in six of the last 10 league matches away for Sheffield United, while over 3.5 goals paid out three times.

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. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Sheffield United, who managed to hit the net 0.8 times on average in these games.