Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool meet at The American Express Community Stadium, in a match for the 10th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 victories in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 08‑07‑2020, for the Premier League, which ended with Liverpool’s victory by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by L. Trossard (45 ‘), for Brighton & Hove Albion, and by J. Henderson (8’) and Mohamed Salah (76 ‘and 6′), for Liverpool. Despite being a match between 16th and 2nd in the table, it is actually a clash between the 18th ranked in home games and the 16th away.
Brighton :
The home team is currently in 16th position, with 9 points won, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Burnley by (0‑0). In the last match, they won away against Aston Villa by (1‑2). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 7 points as a visitor and only 2 in their stadium. For the championship, Brighton & Hove Albion won 2 points out of a possible 12, after 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 4 games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 9 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The team led by Graham Potter enters this game motivated after a victory away, by 1-2, in the visit to Aston Villa: Welbeck and March signed the goals of the victory. The home team usually plays in a tactical system at 5-3-2, where the two men who will make life black to the defending opponents are Danny Welbeck and Neal Maupay. One aspect in which Brighton stands out positively is the way they manage to maintain defensive coherence to protect a positive result already achieved. Coach Graham Potter is expected to have only one absence for this match, due to injury: Florin Andone.
Liverpool :
The visiting team is currently in the 2nd position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Manchester City by (1‑1). In the last match, they won at home against Leicester City by (3‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 15 points, against only 5 in their away games. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they lost to Atalanta at home by (0‑2). In their last 4 away games for the championship, Liverpool has recorded 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 5 points out of 12 possible. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 9 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times, but got the comeback in 3.
The formation under the command of Jurgen Klopp enters this day somewhat demotivated after a defeat at home, by 0-2, in the reception to Atalanta, counting for the Champions League. The visiting team usually operates in a tactical system in 4-3-3, where the three most advanced men are Sadio Mané, Divock Origi and Mohamed Salah, combining several characteristics, among them: speed and shot. One of the great qualities of the Liverpool team is the way in which they quickly channel various pieces to the counterattack. The Liverpool manager is expected to have five absences for this game, all due to injury: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk.
