Brighton vs Brentford Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

Brighton is not at its best. The Seagulls, held to a draw by poorly ranked Leicester 2-2 then defeated by Crystal Palace 1-3, remained on 2 draws and 2 losses before going to play West Ham on Saturday. Despite this performance, they are however placed in 9th position in the Premier League rankings, one unit behind the first qualifying place for a European Cup. Brighton remains limited on its pitch. The residents of AMEX Stadium have only won 3 of their 8 receptions this season. A little lower than their opponent in the standings, Brentford are 11th in the Premier League.

The Bees had to bounce back on Saturday at home against Nottingham Forest, after being beaten at Chelsea 2-1 in the league and at Newcastle 3-1 in the middle of last week on the cusp of the Cup semi-finals. the English League. Brentford have an unfortunate tendency to sublimate themselves on home soil, where they have not yet lost 7 victories in particular, but are struggling away from home. The club has lost 7 of its 8 away games and is looking for its first victory away from home. 

The Brighton squad recorded the returns of executive right-back Veltman and Danish midfielder O'Riley. On the other hand, the long-term absentee Webster who has returned to training, the experienced midfielder Milner, the potential starters Kadioglu and Hinshelwood, the winger March (no matches) and the striker Welbeck (6 goals) could still withdraw. . Mitoma (3 goals) and Adingra (4 goals) are essential elements in the Seagulls' offensive sector. There are many withdrawals at Brentford although captain Norgaard has returned.

Another Dane, in this case the important midfielder Jensen, Dasilva in the same position, the defenders Hickey and Henry and the winger Nunes remain absent. The last four mentioned have not yet been used this season. In addition, striker Thiago who is not spared from injuries and starting defenders van den Berg and Pinnock, injured, are very uncertain. That's a lot of people on the sidelines for Brentford who will, however, be able to count on their French-speaking players Wissa and Mbeumo, authors of 10 goals each this season.