Brighton & Hove Albion VS West Ham United Preview

[(Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.) Strength]:
1. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. remained unbeaten in November, but made a poor start to December. They currently sit 10th in the Premier League table, trailing 4th-placed Chelsea by just 3 points, keeping their hopes of challenging for a UEFA Champions League spot alive.
2. Stefanos Tzimas' injury could see veteran striker Danny Welbeck return to the starting lineup. Welbeck has scored 6 goals in Premier League matches against West Ham United, his highest tally against any single club.
3. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have kept unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches, being in good form.
4. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have been outstanding at home, scoring at least two goals in each of their last 6 Premier League matches at home. This season, they have netted a total of 24 goals, with 17 of those coming in the second half.
5. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have got 8 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses in 21 encounters, being at an advantage.

[(Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.) Weakness]:
1. Young striker Stefanos Tzimas suffered a knee injury in the match against Aston Villa and may need a long period of rest.

[(West Ham United F.C.) Strength]:
1. In Thursday’s match, West Ham United F.C. drew 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford. Despite Diogo Dalot opening the scoring, Soungoutou Magassa netted his first Premier League goal in the final 10 minutes to secure the equalizer for his side.
2. Lucas Paqueta is available to return after serving a one-match suspension, which could see Tomas Soucek drop back to the bench.
3. West Ham United F.C. have kept unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches with good form.

[(West Ham United F.C.) Weakness]:
1. Due to loan agreement terms, defender Igor Julio is ineligible to face his parent club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., while forward Crysencio Summerville is doubtful for the match due to injury.
2. West Ham United F.C. have scored 8 goals and conceded 15 in the last 8 encounters with inferior performances on both ends.
3. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have scored 31 goals against West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League, the most goals West Ham United F.C. have conceded against any single opponents in the competition.

[Tips]:
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are currently ahead of West Ham United F.C. in the table, so they hope to extend the advantage this time.

From the view of recent form, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have kept unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches, while West Ham United F.C. have kept unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches.

As for H2H records, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. have got the upper hand.

AH market provided home team a -1.00 line for this match.

Considering that Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are stronger overall, we expect them to claim a victory.

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