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Brighton & Hove Albion Sheffield Wednesday betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most probable scenario for this match will be for lots of goals to be scored. From the stats point of view, we should have an open match, with both teams creating lots of scoring chances. Important to highlight that in their last 4 home matches, Brighton scored a total of 9 goals.
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Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield Wednesday meet at The American Express Community Stadium, in a match for the 27th round of the Championship. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 3 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 5 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 16‑05‑2016, in a match for the Championship, they tied (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by L. Dunk (19' ), for Brighton & Hove Albion, and by R. Wallace (28' ), for Sheffield Wednesday. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Sheffield Wednesday presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Brighton

The home team is currently in the 1st position of the league, with 54 points won, after 16 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Fulham, by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Preston North End, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Brighton & Hove Albion won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (6 out of 12 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times, but have turned the score around in 3. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Brighton heads into this match after a 2-0 loss away from home, against Preston. They play in a 4-4-2 formation, prioritising a more paused and organized play style, with attacks through the middle of the pitch. Their 2 wingers will be Skalak and Knockaert, with Baldock and Murray as their forwards. They should also have Norwood and Sidwell as their other midfielders.

Confirmed Lineup: David Stockdale, Connor Goldson, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Dale Stephens, Anthony Knockaert, Oliver Norwood, Jamie Murphy, Glenn Murray, Tomer Hemed.
Coach: S. Pocognoli, R. De Zerbi.

Analysis Sheff Wed

The away team is currently in the 6th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (0‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 11 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a draw by (1‑1) against Preston North End. In the last 10 away league matches Sheffield Wednesday has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 13 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 3. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sheffield heads into this match motivated after a 2-0 home win, against Huddersfield, as Wallace and Forestieri scored their goals in this match. They usually play in a 4-4-2 formation, prioritising a more organized and slow paced style, with attacks through the middle of the pitch. In this formation, they should have Forestieri and Fletcher as their forwards, with Reach, Wallace, Hutchinson and Bannan in their midfield.

Confirmed Lineup: Kieren Westwood, Jack Hunt, Daniel Pudil, Sam Hutchinson, Tom Lees, Glenn Loovens, Adam Reach, Ross Wallace, Barry Bannan, Sam Winnall, Fernando Forestieri.
Coach: D. Moore.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Brighton vs Sheff Wed match, on 20 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Brighton vs Sheff Wed on 20 January 2017 will be played at Falmer, East Sussex, The American Express Community Stadium.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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