Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction and Betting Tips

Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction and Betting Tips | November 23rd 2024

Modified Nov 21, 2024 20:05 GMT

Can Bournemouth pull off another impressive home win this weekend? [Image: @afcbournemouth on X]

Bournemouth play host to Brighton & Hove Albion in a Premier League game at the Vitality Stadium this Saturday. Brighton are currently in sixth place in the table, while Bournemouth are a bit lower in 12th.

However, both teams have been highly impressive at times this season, meaning this game could be a tight one to call.

So who will come out on top on the South Coast this weekend?

Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Results between these teams in recent seasons have been mixed, with four wins for Brighton and two for Bournemouth. It is worth noting, however, that Bournemouth brushed Brighton aside 3-0 in their last trip to the Vitality, which could give them confidence coming into this game.
Bournemouth's home record has been solid thus far into the 2024-25 campaign. They have won their last three games at the Vitality, and have only suffered one loss, a late defeat to Chelsea in September that saw them miss a penalty.
Brighton's home form this season has also been excellent, but their away form has been almost as impressive. They have collected seven points on their travels, and have only lost away to league leaders Liverpool and top-four chasing Chelsea.
Fascinatingly, both of these teams have beaten reigning champions Manchester City in recent weeks. Bournemouth dispatched them on November 2, while Brighton then handed them their second league loss of the season a week later.
Interestingly, despite six league places separating these two sides, Bournemouth and Brighton have conceded the same number of goals thus far - a total of 15. Brighton have conceded more goals than any other side currently in the top eight.

Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction

Despite Bournemouth's loss to Brentford before the international break, both of these sides have been in relatively good form recently, making this one tough to pick.

Bournemouth's home form has been excellent this season, and given their last two games at the Vitality saw them beat Arsenal and Manchester City, they should have plenty of confidence.

To add to this, Brighton have several injuries they are dealing with right now, with a long list of players out.

Despite this, Bournemouth have shown to be somewhat fragile at times, and Brighton's attacking unit is very dangerous and more than capable of scoring.

Therefore, a score draw feels likely this weekend.

Prediction: Bournemouth 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion