Chelsea – Brighton Prediction & Picks (03.04.2019)

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Chelsea – Brighton SOCCER PICKS

Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion meet at Stamford Bridge, in a match for the 27 th round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 12-16-2018, Chelsea won out by (1-2). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. The Brighton & Hove Albion presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.

Chelsea:

The home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 50 points won, after 15 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (5-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Manchester City, by (6-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they got a home win against Malmö by (3-0). In the last 10 home matches for the championship Chelsea won 5, tied 4 and lost 1, so they won 19 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 13 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Chelsea enters this day motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 1-2, in the visit to the land of Cardiff: Azpilicueta and Loftus-Cheek, already very near the end of the meeting, provided the comeback. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings, being that the three most advanced men are Higuain, Willian and Hazard. In any case, the home club also gets to practice soccer possession, progressing on the field through short passes. One of the great valences of the whole house is the effective way they manage to defend the standing balls. Everything indicates that the technician Maurizio Sarri will not be able to count on Ampadu, for being injured.

Brighton & Hove Albion:

The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Watford, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Burnley, by (1-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last game they played, for the FA Cup, they beat Derby County at home (2-1). In their last away game for the FA Cup, they won by (1-3), at the end of the extra time, against West Bromwich Albion. In the last 10 away league matches Brighton & Hove Albion has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 13 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only won 1 result.

Brighton enter this unmotivated round, after a home defeat, by 0-1, at the reception to Southampton. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the strong points of the foreigner group is the way he manages to take advantage of direct free. It should be noted that Brighton presents many difficulties in the completion of the goal opportunities he manages to create. The visiting coach should not be able to count on Andone and Gross, because they are injured.


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