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West Ham United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
While the Bundesliga teams get a well-deserved break this week, an English week takes place in the Premier League. On matchday 14, clubs duel for valuable points once again, including West Ham United and Brighton Hove & Albion. The match will kick off on Wednesday at 20:30 at the London Olympic Stadium. Our prediction for this duel can be found in the following West Ham vs Brighton tip.
West Ham is surprisingly one of the top teams this season, after 13 matchdays the Hammers have already collected 23 points. The Londoners are currently in fourth place, breaking the ranks of the usual top teams. Brighton are also doing quite well, with 18 points the Seagulls are in ninth place. A win on Wednesday would see Brighton move to within two points of West Ham and keep them in touch with the international places.
West Ham – Brighton Info
– Date & Time: 01/12/2021, 20:30.
– Venue: London, Olympic Stadium
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 14
– TV coverage: Sky
West Ham Form & Balance Check
What a start to the season West Ham have made! The Hammers have lost only two of their first eleven league games and have established themselves among the top teams in the league. In the Europa League, too, things have been going very well, with the Londoners winning five games in a row. This means that they have already won their group in the EL. In the last two league games, however, the Hammers suffered their third and fourth defeats of the season, with nothing to show against Wolverhampton and Man City.
Flexible attack as a great strength
West Ham also boast the fourth-best attacking line-up in the Premier League, and their versatility is one of their main strengths. The offensive quartet of Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals have already collected a combined 26 scorer points in the league. The workload is distributed relatively evenly across all shoulders. Antonio leads the statistics with nine points, Benrahma and Bowen have collected six each and Pablo Fornals has five. That unpredictability in attack should come into play again against Brighton.
West Ham Facts & Analysis
– 4th place in the league
– Last lost 1:2 against Man City
– Already group winners in the EL
Brighton Form & Balance Check
Brighton Hove & Albion have made a strong start to the season, as have West Ham. The Seagulls lost only one of their first ten competitive games, a welcome relief after the last four years in the relegation battle. However, Brighton have been treading water in the league in recent weeks. The team is now without a PL win for eight games, six of which ended in draws. Last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Leeds was the third goalless draw in that stretch.
Important points against strong opponents
Not everything about this winless streak is as negative as it seems, though. On the one hand, Brighton have only lost two of their eight games, so they are not easy to beat. In addition, the Seagulls were able to pick up a point against Arsenal and Liverpool at this stage, which is quite remarkable given the strong form of both teams. Another tough task now awaits them against West Ham, where they should finally get three points.
Brighton facts & analysis
– 9th place in the league
– Last played 0-0 against Leeds
– Winless in 8 league games
Predicted line-up – last updated 30 Nov 2021
At West Ham, all the starting places are actually taken, the first eleven is quite clearly fixed. The injured Ogbonna will be replaced by Dawson and Bowen should come back in for Masuaku. Brighton could leave the starting eleven from the last game against Leeds unchanged. Duffy, Mwepu and March are other options from the start.
West Ham – Brighton direct comparison & stats
West Ham and Brighton have only played each other 17 times so far. The overall statistics are slightly in Brighton’s favour, with the Seagulls winning six games so far. West Ham won four times, seven games ended in draws. In the last five duels, the points have always been shared.
– A look at West Ham United: Michail Antonio is the top scorer with 6 goals. Neal Maupay scored 4 times for Brighton & Hove Albion.
– The most common result between West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion is 2-2. 3 games ended like this.
– In front of home crowd, West Ham United have a proud record of 3 games without defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.
– The average goals scored in a West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion clash is 3.6.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 2-2 (home to West Ham United) and 1-1 (home to Brighton & Hove Albion).
