Bournemouth – Brighton SOCCER PICKS
AFC Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion meet at Vitality Stadium, in a match for this phase of the FA Cup (3rd Round). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 22-12-2018, in a match for the Premier League that ended with the victory of AFC Bournemouth by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by D. Brooks (21 ‘and 77’) for AFC Bournemouth. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
AFC Bournemouth:
The home team plays its first match in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to conquer a positive result. 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 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a draw at home with Watford by (3-3). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, AFC Bournemouth won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improving. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 24 of the last 26 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 19 out of 26 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback.
The Bournemouth is a club that never managed to conquer the Premier League (English Championship), having as the most important title the Championship (second national division), conquered in 2014/15, in addition to a second place in the League 1 (third division) in 2012/13. In the current season, the team has been doing an irregular campaign in the Premier League, since it has won 27 of the 63 points played so far, thus being in the intermediate part of the table, away from the first classified and the last. In the last five games that Bournemouth played at home, all of them scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the Bournemouth, to play at home, will score goals and will conquer a positive result in their stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion:
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. 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 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 15 conceded. The team comes to this match after a draw away with West Ham United by (2-2). In the last 10 away matches Brighton & Hove Albion has won 2, tied 2 and lost 6. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense is down He has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
The Brighton & Hove Albion is a club that has been runner-up of the Championship twice, in addition to having two titles of the League 1 (third national division) and a title of the League 2 (fourth national division). In the current season, the team has been doing an irregular campaign in the Premier League, since it has won 26 of the 63 points played so far, thus being in the middle of the table, far from the first and the last classified. In the last five games that Brighton & Hove Albion played as a visitor, in addition to having lost four, in three of them he suffered more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the boss will remain, as Brighton & Hove Albion, for playing away from home, will again have difficulty to withstand the attack and will end up suffering a negative result.
