Saturday, at 15:00, Brighton receives Wolverhampton’s visit to the 10th Premier League, and the draw is a likely outcome that offers a very good deal. Visitors do not have batch problems, while “seagulls” are without the top scorer Murray, Propper and Gross. For hosts, even one point would be valuable in the fight to avoid relegation.
Brighton is one of the remarkable teams on the field, where he lost one match this season and has a 7-6 goal. Wolverhampton only has a 4-pass defeat and feels comfortable no matter what play he plays because he has strong footballers who can make a difference at any time. Probably the “wolves” will be somewhat more cautious in this move, but the quality of the batch is clearly on the side of Nuno Espirito Santo’s team.
Glenn Murray scored half of Brighton’s goals this season!
Wolverhamtpon is in 9th place in the Premier League and has just 8 goals to win, which is a great balance for a newly promoted team. Experienced and Latin, Wolves can keep the ball in possession for long periods of time, and Brighton will not be easy to reach. In addition, the host is missing Glenn Murray scorer, with medical problems, and Locadia or Florin Andone may attack. If Murray will be used (5 goals this season), the Englishman will not be at full physical capacity. Even with him on the pitch, the white-blue are not exactly exuberant in the attack and heavily rely on the counterattack.
All the clues lead to a game with few goals if we think of the game’s favorite pace of the two bands, but also of the statistics of this season: 7 of the last 8 official matches of the guests ended with low scores and less 3 goals scored! Brighton is on 12th place and has 10-13 golaver, being “subscribed” to the “Under 2.5 goals” bet in the last 3 stages. We also add that the last 8 direct duels ended with less than three goals scored and we have the ingredients for the most defensive match of the 10th round! The hosts will use a single top and will focus on blocking Wolves’ attacks, a much more creative band.
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Brighton: M. Ryan – Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Bong – Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Kayal, Izqueirdo – S. March – Locadia / G. Murray
Wolverhampton: Rui Patricio – Bennett, Coady, Boly – Doherty, Moutinho, R. Neves, Jonny – H. Costa, R. Jimenez, Diogo Jota
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.58
