There is one English Premier League match taking place on Monday night and it features Brighton against Southampton. We take a look at the game from a betting angle.
Brighton go into this round of fixtures 16th on the log on 10 points from their 10 matches. They have only lost 1 of their last 5 games, but at the same time have only got 1 victory in that period. They were impressive last time out drawing 1-1 at home with Liverpool and in 7 of the last 8 Brighton matches both teams have found the back of the net. Zoning in on Brighton’s home record this is where they are really battling with no wins and 3 draws in their 5 games. Brighton’s home matches have averaged 2.6 goals each with 3 of the 5 games delivering for under 2.5 goal backers.
Southampton are 6th on the log at the time of writing, but they are coming off a loss at home to Manchester United where they led 2-0, but ended up losing 3-2, prior to that they drew 1-1 away at Wolves. Southampton have played 5 matches on the road winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 and their away games have averaged 3.4 goals each although under 2.5 goal backers would have collected 3 times and overs just twice.
Southampton have had the better of this fixture the last two seasons, winning 2-0 last year at Brighton and 1-0 the season before. In that period the matches Southampton hosted both finished as draws.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Brighton 15/10
Draw 47/20
Southampton 19/10
Suggested Bet: Both teams to score, YES, at 7/10
This would have arrived in 3 of Southampton’s last 4 matches and 7 of Brighton’s last 8 and it will be my main bet of the night.
I will also be taking a look at the First Goal Scorer Market closer to kick-off, but an early fancy is Danny Welbeck at 6/1.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
