Brighton vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd January 2024

With both Brighton and Wolves sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off this coming Monday at The American Express Community Stadium. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Premier League campaign.

Brighton are number 8 in the table on 31 points after 20 matches. Wolverhampton rank as number 11 with 28 points after 20 matches played.

The prospect of The Seagulls rising in the rankings to reach top six by defeating Wolverhampton on this coming Monday has us anticipating an exciting game.

Brighton go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Wolves scored 17 goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in their last ten matches.

Wolverhampton were outclassed by Brighton in their two previous matches, with the latter winning 4-1 and 6-0.

Brighton vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Tottenham 4-2, and then drawing 0-0 with West Ham. They were back as winners when they defeated Stoke 2-4. 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 four and lost zero, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Wolverhampton Form

In their previous three outings, Wolverhampton won by 3-0 against Everton, drew 1-1 with Brentford, before also drawing 2-2 against Brentford. Wolverhampton won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

Brighton have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Wolverhampton are capable of getting in the way of the home side at The American Express Community Stadium, as we aim for the home win.

Brighton took 20 points from their last ten encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 11. Wolverhampton scored 12 goals and conceded 19 in their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to three wins and 11 points. Brighton are looking at a record of eight wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton have a record of eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Wolverhampton Squads

Brighton Squad

Roberto De Zerbi will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wolverhampton 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 (0/9), Jason Steele (0/11), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/7), Igor (0/11), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/15), Joel Veltman (0/16), Lewis Dunk (1/16), Pervis Estupinan (2/8), Tariq Lamptey (0/5), Adam Lallana (0/14), Billy Gilmour (0/19), Carlos Baleba (0/12), Facundo Buonanotte (1/12), Jack Hinshelwood (2/9), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/13), Julio Enciso (0/2), Kaoru Mitoma (3/17), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/9), Pascal Gross (3/18), Solly March (3/7), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Ansu Fati (2/9), Danny Welbeck (2/12), Evan Ferguson (6/18), Joao Pedro (7/20), Simon Adingra (4/17).

Wolverhampton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Wolverhampton players that the manager Gary O'Neil will choose from for the upcoming game:

Daniel Bentley (0/3), Jose Sa (0/18), Tom King (0/0), Craig Dawson (1/18), Hugo Bueno (0/12), Jonny (0/1), Matt Doherty (1/14), Max Kilman (1/20), Nelson Semedo (0/19), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/17), Santiago Bueno (0/3), Toti Gomes (0/17), Yerson Mosquera (0/0), Boubacar Traore (0/12), Bruno Jordao (0/0), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (2/11), Joao Gomes (0/18), Joe Hodge (0/0), Mario Lemina (4/17), Thomas Doyle (0/12), Hee-Chan Hwang (10/20), Matheus Cunha (6/20), Pablo Sarabia (1/13), Pedro Neto (1/11).

Brighton vs Wolverhampton Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Brighton, as they prepare to meet Wolverhampton, since eight could be missing. Kaoru Mitoma and Simon Adingra can't be called up by the Brighton-manager, with both serving a ban.

Igor, Simon Adingra, Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Veltman, Tariq Lamptey, Ansu Fati, Solly March and Julio Enciso take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Brighton, when they face Wolverhampton this coming Monday.

Wolverhampton are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Monday at The American Express Community Stadium. Boubacar Traore, Rayan Ait Nouri, Hee-Chan Hwang, Jonny and Joao Gomes sit this one out for Wolverhampton, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brighton.

Joe Hodge is too injured to face Wolverhampton.

Brighton vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Brighton vs Wolverhampton H2H

Brighton clattered Wolverhampton by 4-1 and 6-0, the last two times they faced off. Brighton go into their upcoming match against Wolverhampton with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-4-2 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 Wolverhampton Results

In the previous ten matches between Brighton and Wolverhampton, both teams found the back of the net five times.

Brighton vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Joao Pedro found the back of the net two times in the previous six Premier League games for Brighton, who won't mind him striking again on Monday. Punters will also be looking for Hee-Chan Hwang to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Premier League games going for Wolves.

Brighton claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing one. Wolverhampton won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost six of these matches. An impressive seven of the last 10 matches on home soil for Brighton went over 2.5 goals. Of these, six even went over 3.5 goals. In seven of the last 10 away games for Wolverhampton the match had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came out three times.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Brighton and Wolverhampton, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Brighton scored 2.2 goals on average, while Wolverhampton pulled 1.1 goals on average. In the past ten matches for Brighton across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in four times of them with an average of 1.6 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that Wolverhampton played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.