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Brighton vs Wolves Prediction: Seagulls go for three in a row

Brighton have won their last two matches in impressive fashion and remain favourites to do so again on Saturday against lowly Wolves

 
6:30am on Thursday 24th October 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Brighton are aiming for three wins on the bounce when they face Wolves at home on Saturday.

The Seagulls have impressively claimed two recent wins against Tottenham and Newcastle, while lowly Wolves remain rock bottom of the table.

The teams have already played each other this season as Brighton won 3-2 in the League Cup.

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Brighton Recent Form

Prior to those two wins against Spurs and Newcastle, Brighton went four in a row without a win, drawing against Arsenal, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest and losing against Chelsea.

Brighton Injury News

Brighton have a number of injury concerns at the moment as Joao Pedro, James Milner, Matt O'Riley and Adam Webster are all out, while there are fitness doubts over Danny Welbeck, Simon Adingra, Yankuba Minteh and Solly March.

Welbeck has been in superb form this season and scored the winning goal against Newcastle, but it came as a price as he picked up a lower back injury. He might make it, but his fitness will be assessed closer to the game.

Last Brighton Lineup

Here's how Brighton lined up against Newcastle.

Wolves Recent Form

Wolves' recent form couldn't really be worse as they have collected just one point from eight matches this season, with their solitary draw coming at the end of August versus Nottingham Forest.

They have lost five matches in a row against Newcastle, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Brentford and Manchester City this past weekend.

They were unlucky not to claim at least a point against City, who scored a winner in the 95th minute.

Wolves Injury News

Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez Medina, Sasa Kalajdzic, Boubacar Traore and Hwang hee-Chan are all definitely out for Gary O'Neil.

Last Wolves Lineup

Here's how Wolves lined up against Man City.

Brighton vs Wolves - who is the referee and VAR?

Referee: Michael Oliver

Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring

Fourth official: Gavin Ward

VAR: Graham Scott

Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

Brighton - Player To Watch

It remains to be seen whether Welbeck will be fit and if he isn't, there will be added pressure on his team-mates to deliver in the final third. Georginio Rutter is on good form for the Seagulls, with two goals and an assist in his last three games.

22 yrs - AM, F (C) - Brighton
60 
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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372
Played matches
7
2
1
Shots P90
3.87
Shots On target P90
0.73
Successful passing %
76%
Final third passes P90
14.52

Wolves - Player To Watch

Wolves may not have won this season, but Jorgen Strand Larsen has contributed positively to the cause for his new club and has scored in his last two games.

24 yrs - S (C) - Wolves
78 
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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649
Played matches
8
3
1
Shots P90
1.39
Shots On target P90
0.83
Successful passing %
58%
Final third passes P90
4.44

Brighton vs Wolves - Prediction

The chances are Wolves will eventually claim a league win this season but it likely won't be on Saturday as they face a Brighton side coming off victories against two good opponents in Spurs and Newcastle.

Scoreline prediction - Brighton 3-1 Wolves

Brighton vs Wolves - Betting Tips

Brighton to Win and Over 2.5 Goals Scored

- Wolves have lost five of their last six away games.

- In four of Brighton's last six home games, there has been over two goals scored.

- Wolves have scored in four and conceded in six of their last six away games

Recent Ratings

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Wolves
  Average Match Rating  
6.6
  Home  
5.7
6.2
  Away  
5.7
6.4
  Total  
5.7

Match statistics

Brighton
Statistics
Wolves
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
7
2
Draws
6
3
Losses
7
15
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
26
22
Goals Per Game
1.30
1.10
More > 2.5 Goals
12
12
More > 3 Goals
6
7
Scored First in a Match
9
7
Scored Both Halves
4
5
Won More > 1 Goal
2
1
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
30
47
Did Not Score
6
5
Both Teams Scored
10
14
Kept Clean Sheet
6
1
Won Without Conceding
4
1
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
698
624
Possession
55
48
Passes
513
442
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
14
10
Shots on Target
4.70
4.00
Goals out of Shots
0.10
0.13
Crosses
19
13
Offsides
2.33
2.74
Penalties
0.00
0.05
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.30
0.05
Tackles Won
9.25
12
Clearances
16
21
Interceptions
7.83
6.72
Own Goals
0.00
0.00
Aerials Won
11
11
Total Shots Conceded
12
16
Shots on Target Conceded
4.50
7.21
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.13
0.16
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
11
14
Yellow Cards
2.20
3.00
Red Cards
0.00
0.05

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In suspension danger

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