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

Premier League · 2020-21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
1 – 1
Full Time
West Ham United FC
Sat 15 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yves Bissouma 18' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs West Ham United FC — Premier 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
10
1
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals West Ham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2020-12-27 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-02-01 West Ham United FC 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-08-17 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2019-01-02 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
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
West Ham United FC
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' The ball is rolling at The American Express Community Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC are looking to make home advantage count against West Ham United FC.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' The referee has no hesitation. Yves Bissouma is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Pablo Fornals has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' West Ham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 33' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Vladimir Coufal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Ham United FC so far.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Webster is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Declan Rice has been relatively quiet despite scoring 31 goals in his last 341 appearances.
  • 64' Said Benrahma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jarrod Bowen at the 64 minute mark.
  • 67' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Steven Alzate trudges off to be replaced by Adam Lallana on 67 minutes.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michail Antonio made 341 appearances and scored 54 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Alireza Jahanbakhsh makes way for Percy Tau at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Andi Zeqiri.
  • 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Welbeck makes it 1-0.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Said Benrahma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Moyes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Welbeck 4
Alexis Mac Allister 3
Tomas Soucek 3
Leandro Trossard 3
Pascal Gross 3
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Glenn Murray 2
Neal Maupay 2

Head to Head

2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2020-12-27 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-02-01 West Ham United FC 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-08-17 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2019-01-02 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-05-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2021-04-24 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Everton FC D

West Ham United FC Form

2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2021-05-09 West Ham United FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2021-05-03 Burnley FC 1–2 West Ham United FC W 2021-04-24 West Ham United FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-04-17 Newcastle United FC 3–2 West Ham United FC L 2021-04-11 West Ham United FC 3–2 Leicester City FC W

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.