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Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Brentford FC
At the end of Boxing Day, a game from the bottom half of the table awaits us in the Premier League on Sunday evening. The thirteenth in the table, Brighton, receives the promoted Brentford, who are exactly one position ahead of the home side. Only the goal difference separates the two, otherwise they are equal on points. The home side have started the season extremely well and had already won four times after 5 games, but they have dropped just as much.
Brentford, on the other hand, are playing a very solid season so far after promotion and are deservedly in mid-table. They still have a comfortable 9 point lead over the relegation places, but they shouldn’t rest on that. Find out who we see ahead on Sunday night in this Brighton – Brentford tip.
Brighton – Brentford Info:
– Date & Time: 12/26/2021, 12/26/2021, 21:00.
– Venue: American Express Community Stadium (Falmer).
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 19
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Brighton Form & Balance Check
After the first few games played in the Premier League, some thought that Brighton might be the surprise team of the season. However, after picking up 4 wins from their first 5 games, they have failed to add another win in their last 11 games. The team has also lost “only” three times, but being winless 11 games in a row doesn’t exactly boost confidence. They have also degraded a lot offensively, scoring only 14 times in 16 games this season.
Will Brighton be in relegation danger again?
The lead over the first relegation place is still a comfortable 9 points. The team’s luck is that they were able to collect so many points at the beginning of the season and thus built up a good cushion. Nevertheless, Brighton have to start winning again, otherwise it could become critical again – with regular draws you can’t really keep the class. To make matters worse, several key players are currently out with the Corona virus.
Brighton Facts & Analysis
– The team is winless in the league for 11 games.
– Brighton, along with Burnley and Crystal Palace, have drawn the most this season
– They have the fifth best defence in the league
Brentford form & balance check
Promoted Brentford are in their first season in the English top flight and are doing tremendously well for it. With 20 points after 16 games, they have nothing to do with relegation at the moment and regularly pick up important points. Accordingly, they have a solid 12th place in the table and one or two really remarkable performances. For example, the 3:3 against the top team from Liverpool was one of the absolute highlights, or the victory in the opener against FC Arsenal. This year they are keeping up amazingly well with almost all teams.
Will Brentford finish the season solidly?
There has been this scenario before, where a relegated team has made a mighty splash at the start but ended up getting relegated because they couldn’t maintain consistency and couldn’t keep up with the level at some point. But so far the team looks quite confident and we don’t think Brentford will be in acute danger of relegation again. It will be really exciting in the 2nd year, because in the following season several promoted teams failed and were relegated again without a care in the world.
Brentford Facts & Analysis
– They have 5 wins so far this season.
– The last game Brentford won 2-1 against Watford
– They have only lost 2 games away from home this season
Predicted line-up – last update on 24 December 2021
Personnel-wise, the situation is still a little unclear for both sides due to the pandemic, with the home side missing one or two key players due to Corona. It is quite possible that the centre will be re-staffed at Brighton and Lallana and Mac Allister will start. If Duffy is fit, he could move into central defence. For the visitors, a return of top scorer Toney is possible, but not certain. Also likely to start is top performer Onyeka.
Brighton – Brentford direct comparison & Statistics
In the Premier League, the first leg was the first ever meeting and Brighton won the affair then. Before that, they have only met in the 2nd English league and there the direct comparison is extremely even, but in the recent past the tendency was in favour of Brighton.
– Did you know that Brentford FC score 24% of their goals between the 16-30 minute mark?
– Brighton & Hove Albion have failed to score in 4 of their 8 home games this season in the Premier League.
– Brentford FC’s away record this season: 2 wins – 4 draws – 2 losses.
