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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs West Ham United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 15 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs West Ham United FCPremier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Andy Halliday

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
09 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
01 May Leeds United FC H 2–0 W
24 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–0 D
12 Apr Everton FC H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
09 May Everton FC H 0–1 L
03 May Burnley FC A 2–1 W
24 Apr Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
17 Apr Newcastle United FC A 2–3 L
11 Apr Leicester City FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC West Ham United FC
#15 Position #1
0 Points 39
0 Played 38
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 19
0 Scored 46
0 Conceded 65
+0 GD -19
PPG 1.03
Win % 26%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). West Ham United FC are 1st (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The American Express Community Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Brighton & Hove Albion FC and West Ham United FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. David Moyes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 18' Controversy at the stadium! Yves Bissouma argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 23' Robert Sanchez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Ham United FC tonight.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' Aaron Cresswell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' Jesse Lingard, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Jamaica international Michail Antonio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Another change for West Ham United FC made on 64 minute. Jarrod Bowen leaves to be changed by Said Benrahma.
  • 67' Steven Alzate makes way for Adam Lallana at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 72' Yves Bissouma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 336 appearances.
  • 73' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Alireza Jahanbakhsh has done his job and it is now time for Percy Tau to step up.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. West Ham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Leandro Trossard exits the field as Andi Zeqiri enters on 83.
  • 84' Danny Welbeck is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' Said Benrahma makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and West Ham United FC are in front.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.78 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 West Ham United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC37% Draw37% West Ham United FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
73%
Draw or West Ham United FC
63%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or West Ham United FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC20% Draw63% West Ham United FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26%
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push West Ham United FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
51%
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
46%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.