West Ham vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brighton swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

West Ham are number 14 in the table on 19 points after 16 matches. Brighton rank as number 9 with 24 points after 16 matches played.

Three points for West Ham could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Premier League table. As difficult task awaits, though, as Brighton won't go down without a fight.

The Hammers are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

The Seagulls travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 17 goals against. An average of 1.7 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

West Ham and Brighton had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

West Ham vs Brighton Prediction

West Ham Form

West Ham have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Leicester, they came out empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Wolverhampton. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. West Ham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Fulham before drawing 2-2 with Leicester. They were defeated once again, when Crystal Palace ran out 1-3 winners. Brighton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Both West Ham and Brighton have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

West Ham are looking at a record of five wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton enjoy a record of six wins, six draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Brighton Squads

West Ham Squad

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

Alphonse Areola (0/8), Lukasz Fabianski (0/9), Wesley Foderingham (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/5), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (2/15), Emerson (1/15), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/11), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/13), Max Kilman (0/16), Vladimir Coufal (0/9), Andy Irving (0/5), Carlos Soler (0/13), Crysencio Summerville (1/15), Edson Alvarez (0/12), Guido Rodriguez (0/14), Lucas Paqueta (3/16), Luis Guilherme (0/2), Mohammed Kudus (2/11), Oliver Scarles (0/1), Tomas Soucek (4/15), Danny Ings (1/9), Jarrod Bowen (4/16), Lewis Orford (0/0), Michail Antonio (1/14), Niclas Fuellkrug (1/5).

Brighton Squad

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

Bart Verbruggen (0/14), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/0), Igor (0/10), Imari Samuels (0/0), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/14), Joel Veltman (0/11), Lewis Dunk (0/12), Pervis Estupinan (0/13), Tariq Lamptey (1/5), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (2/13), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/10), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (3/16), Mats Wieffer (0/12), Matthew O'Riley (1/5), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/13), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/6), Danny Welbeck (6/14), Evan Ferguson (1/11), Georginio Rutter (2/15), Joao Pedro (4/10), Julio Enciso (0/8), Simon Adingra (1/11), Yankuba Minteh (2/11).

West Ham vs Brighton Team News

West Ham have an almost full squad available against Brighton at London Stadium with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 17, West Ham are unable to call upon Edson Alvarez, who is suspended.

Brighton have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting West Ham at London Stadium.

Solly March won't be travelling with Brighton this time, as he nurses an injury.

West Ham vs Brighton Lineups

West Ham vs Brighton H2H

West Ham and Brighton had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. West Ham go into their upcoming match against Brighton with a 10% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-6-3 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.

West Ham vs Brighton Results

Of the last ten encounters between West Ham Brighton over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

West Ham vs Brighton Betting Tips

Tomas Soucek is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Seagulls look to Kaoru Mitoma, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

West Ham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Brighton won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for West Ham on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Brighton in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between West Ham and Brighton, with the former on an average of 1.2 goals a game. Brighton scored 1.8 goals per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Ham’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 Brighton, who managed to hit the net 1.5 times on average in these games.