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West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, London Stadium, London

Fabian Hürzeler will be hoping for a vital away win in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Brighton and Hove Albion side to the London Stadium to visit West Ham United and Julen Lopetegui. All the odds are delivered straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Premier League match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Brighton and West Ham supporters should have some reason to cheer as their clubs go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two sides have plenty in attack, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Brighton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Ham
33%
2/1
4%
19/10
3%
Draw
23%
13/527/10
3%
Brighton
44%
6/5
4%
5/4
2%
Draw 1-1
10%
7/16/1
Brighton 2-1
9%
9/115/2
6%
West Ham 2-1
8%
11/117/2
Draw 2-2
7%
11/19/1
9%
Brighton 1-0
7%
12/117/2
6%
Brighton 2-0
6%
14/110/1
West Ham 1-0
6%
14/110/1
Brighton 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
West Ham 2-0
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Brighton 3-2
4%
22/114/1
12%
West Ham 3-1
4%
22/116/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/111/1
Brighton 3-0
4%
22/1
12%
16/1
West Ham 3-2
3%
25/116/1
11%
Brighton 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
4/7
3%
11/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
11/8
3%
13/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/5
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/6
3%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
65%
1/21/2
2%
BTTS - No
35%
6/429/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/47/2
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
26%
11/413/5
Home/draw
56%
4/6
6%
8/13
3%
Away/draw
67%
4/11
3%
2/5
Home/away
77%
2/72/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/62/11
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/17/2
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
11/811/8
1%
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/711/20
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
10/33/1
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
2/92/9
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
7/16/1
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/121/12
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
1/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
12%
11/1
Home DNB
49%
6/5
5%
23/20
2%
Away DNB
60%
8/13
3%
13/20
2%
West Ham win to nil
13%
11/2
8%
-
Brighton win to nil
18%
7/2
10%
-
West Ham / West Ham
17%
4/1
5%
7/2
2%
West Ham / Brighton
4%
22/116/1
West Ham / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / West Ham
12%
13/2
7%
11/2
Draw / Brighton
14%
5/19/2
5%
Draw / Draw
14%
11/29/2
4%
Brighton / West Ham
4%
25/120/1
Brighton / Brighton
23%
13/5
4%
5/2
6%
Brighton / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

West Ham have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 2. West Ham have conceded 23 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

West Ham have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Brighton lay in 7th place on 24 points in the Premier League league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Brighton have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Brighton have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
West Ham
Brighton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool1411211835 
Dec 29
Apr 12
May 18
l
 
2-1F
2
Chelsea159421731 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 3
Feb 14
l
 
4-2F
3
Arsenal158521429 
l
 
2-5A
Feb 22
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
4
Man City15834627 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 4
w
 
2-1A
Mar 15
5
Nottm Forest15744125 
May 18
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 1
6
A Villa15744025 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
Apr 1
Dec 30
7
Brighton Away15663324 
Dec 21
Apr 26
-
-
8
Bournemouth15735324 
Apr 5
Dec 16
Feb 25
w
 
1-2F
9
Brentford15726323 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Dec 27
Apr 19
10
Fulham15654223 
Jan 14
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
l
 
3-1A
11
Spurs156271220 
May 3
l
 
4-1F
w
 
3-2A
May 25
12
Newcastle15555-220 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
13
Man Utd15546119 
w
 
2-1F
May 10
w
 
2-1F
Jan 19
14
West Ham Home15537-818 
-
-
Apr 26
Dec 21
15
Everton14356-714 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
Jan 25
w
 
0-3F
16
Leicester15357-914 
Feb 25
l
 
3-1A
Apr 12
d
 
2-2F
17
C Palace15276-613 
Jan 18
w
 
0-2F
Dec 15
Apr 5
18
Ipswich15168-139 
w
 
4-1F
May 25
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 16
19
Wolves152310-159 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
May 10
20
Southampton151212-205 
Apr 19
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
Win / draw / win form
West Ham 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Brighton 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
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bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Brighton have not lost to West Ham in 7 consecutive away league meetings
League games at West Ham since 2004
West Ham
Brighton
Goals: Scored
14
14
Games: Scored
5 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
4 / 9
WHU
1
D
5
BHA
3
League games at Brighton since 2005
Brighton
West Ham
Goals: Scored
16
10
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
WHU
2
D
3
BHA
4
Goal Statistics

West Ham United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Brighton and Hove Albion have conceded in each of their last 7 English Premier League matches. A PG of 1.5 for Julen Lopetegui's side suggests that run should continue.

West Ham 14th Brighton 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that West Ham will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Brighton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
West Ham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Brighton have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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West Ham
PG (predicted goals)
Brighton
1.5
1.8
Attack rating
WHU
BHA
25%
better
view stats
Games scored12
14
Failed to score3
1
Scored first6
9
Goals scored20
25
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.7
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
WHU
BHA
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first8
5
Goals conceded28
22
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%

West Ham v Brighton Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

West Ham Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15445
M KilmanJ BowenJ BowenEmerson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Emerson DEF1511
5
-
M Kilman DEF151
3
-
L Paquetá MID152
4
-
J Bowen FWD1544
-
A Wan-Bissaka DEF142
-
T Soucek MID144
4
-
G Rodríguez MID14
4
-
M Antonio FWD1411
1
-
C Summerville FWD1411
2
-
K Mavropanos DEF12
1
-
C Soler MID121
4
-
J Todibo DEF11
-
E Álvarez MID11
4
1
M Kudus  FWD1021
1
D Ings FWD911
-
A Areola GLK8
-
L Fabianski GLK8
2
-
V Coufal DEF8
2
-
A Cresswell  DEF5
1
-
A Irving MID5
1
-
N Füllkrug FWD41
-
L Santos FWD2
-
Brighton Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14634
K MitomaD WelbeckK MitomaJ Hecke
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Mitoma FWD1533
-
G Rutter FWD1423
2
-
D Welbeck FWD1462
1
-
B Verbruggen GLK13
3
-
J Hecke DEF131
4
-
P Estupiñán DEF121
2
-
C Quomah MID1221
3
1
Y Ayari MID12
2
-
J Veltman DEF11
1
-
L Dunk DEF11
3
-
M Wieffer MID111
2
-
Igor DEF10
3
-
J Hinshelwood DEF101
2
-
S Adingra FWD1011
-
Y Minteh FWD1021
2
-
J Pedro  FWD943
1
-
E Ferguson FWD91
-
J Enciso MID7
-
F Kadioglu DEF61
1
-
M O'Riley MID51
1
-
B Gruda FWD5
-
T Lamptey  DEF412
-
A Webster DEF3
-
J Milner  MID3
1
-
J Steele GLK2
-
J Moder MID2
-