Brighton vs Liverpool Prediction & Betting Tips (30 October)

Brighton began a new era this summer with the departure of Roberto De Zerbi and the arrival of Fabian Hurzeler, a young 31-year-old German coach. This change seems beneficial, as the club is having a good start to the Premier League season. Currently, the Seagulls occupy 6th place in the championship. Undefeated in the first five days with two wins and three draws, Brighton suffered their only defeat against Chelsea 4-2. However, the team quickly bounced back by beating Tottenham at home 3-2 before the international break. Hurzeler's debut is therefore encouraging, and Brighton seems well off to a good start for this new season. This summer, Liverpool experienced a major change with the departure of Jürgen Klopp, the coach who had led the club to great successes, notably the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020.

To replace him, the leaders relied on Arne Slot, former coach of Feyenoord. Although Klopp's succession was expected to be tricky, the team has had excellent results so far. Liverpool currently sit first in the Premier League, one point ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal. With 6 wins in 7 games, their only misstep was a defeat against Nottingham Forest. Since then, they have had a string of victories against Bournemouth, Wolverhampton and Crystal Palace. In the Champions League, they also started well, winning their first two matches against AC Milan and Bologna.

At Brighton, only summer recruit O'Riley is guaranteed to miss the match. However, several players are doubtful, such as wingers Adingra and March, starting striker Joao Pedro, key defender van Hecke, as well as veteran Milner. To compensate for these offensive absences, Brighton can count on Minteh (1 goal and 1 assist in the Premier League), Rutter (2 goals) and Welbeck (4 goals and 1 assist). In addition, the Japanese winger Mitoma (1 goal and 2 assists) as well as the ex-Lille player Baleba play an important role within the team. If Harvey Eliott, Chiesa and Alisson are still uncertain, the Reds are for him.

fairly quiet time in terms of injuries compared to last year. All positions in the attack are doubled and in a very good way, but the usual starters remain Salah (4 goals, 4 assists in PL), Diaz (5 goals in PL) and Jota, still a scorer before the break. Chiesa, Gakpo and Nunez are choice replacements and have convincing appearances. Behind, Van Dijk, Konaté, Robertson and Trent still shine, and in the middle it is MacAllister and especially Gravenberch, the man at the start of the season on the Reds side, who are the team's best days.