The Graham Potter derby takes place at the Falmer Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion look to hand their former boss his first defeat as Chelsea head coach. If anyone is going to know how to undo the Englishman’s tactics, it will be his former charges.
Brighton vs Chelsea Predictions
Brighton Run of Form
Since losing their format manager to The Blues, the mid-table side has yet to win a match. They’ve suffered three defeats in their past five games, with two draws. One thing to keep in mind however is the quality of opposition they have come up against in that time. They’ve had to play Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur in that stretch.
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Things haven’t been easy for the Seagulls but they’ve been tasked with facing the best. But can they turn things around against Chelsea? Fans will no doubt be waiting with bated breath.
Chelsea Run of Form
As mentioned above the two-time Champions League winners are undefeated since sacking Thomas Tuchel. They have drawn their last two Premier League matches, a habit they’ll be hoping to kick, but midweek success against Red Bull Salzburg got them back to winning ways.
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Goals have not been hard to come by and clean sheets have followed, this is a team playing at a high level right now.
Recent Head to Head
Brighton & Hove Albion have not defeated Chelsea in the Premier League in their last ten matches against one another, although the last three have ended in a draw. The head-to-head does not favour the underdogs this time around as Roberto De Zerbi’s side would need to break a historic streak and get their first league win over the high-flying Blues.
Brighton vs Chelsea Prediction
All signs point to a win for Potter’s new home in this one. Recent form suggests that the Seagulls will have a hard time getting the win over a team riding a wave of momentum. Historically, this is also Chelsea’s fixture to win. If they can avoid defeat that would make it 11 Premier League games against the home side without a defeat.
Current Betting Odds: Brighton vs Chelsea
SkyBet is favouring the away team with odds of 29/20 for the team to come away with the win. The home side isn’t too far behind in the betting market but they’re coming in as underdogs nonetheless.
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