Brighton vs West Ham United Predictions

• Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals has been a winning selection in six of Brighton’s last seven Premier League matches
• These sides have drawn 21 league games between them this term
• West Ham have kept just six Premier League clean sheets this season
• Danny Welbeck has scored nine Premier League goals this season

Out-of-form pair difficult to separate

Both Brighton and West Ham are on course to finish their Premier League campaigns with a whimper but they could at least play out an entertaining affair when they meet at the Amex Stadium.

The Seagulls are in no-man’s land in the Premier League with European football pretty much out of reach and they already seem to be thinking about their summer holidays.

Indeed, Brighton have lost three out of their last four Premier League games since their FA Cup quarter-final exit against Nottingham Forest.

And the other game in that run was a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester, who have struggled for goals all season and have since been relegated.

That encapsulates how defensively vulnerable the Seagulls have been this season with their tally of 53 goals conceded in 33 matches worse than strugglers such as Manchester United and Tottenham.

One of the few sides to have shipped more goals than Brighton in the Premier League this season are West Ham, who have leaked 55 goals and lost 15 games in the top flight this term.

Expect goals at the Amex Stadium

Relegation is still a mathematical possibility but in reality West Ham will be playing Premier League football next season.

Whether or not Graham Potter is in charge, though, remains to be seen.

The former Swansea, Brighton and Chelsea boss has had a hard time of it since taking charge of the Hammers and fans were especially frustrated by their 1-1 draw at home to Southampton last Saturday.

That result extended West Ham’s winless run to six matches and serious questions are being asked after they failed to beat the league’s bottom club and one of the worst teams in recent Premier League history.

Neither side appeals in the match result market but there could be goals on the cards on the south coast given the leaky defences on show.

Both teams have scored in 23 of Brighton’s 33 league games this term – only Fulham (24) have seen both teams score in more games – while Brighton’s league fixtures are averaging 3.21 goals per game this term.

In their last eight top-flight fixtures, that average has jumped up to 3.75 with Fabian Hurzeler’s side going down 4-2 away to Brentford last time out.

Welbeck can strike in Pedro’s absence

Losing Joao Pedro to a red card was a blow in that game but in Danny Welbeck they still carry an attacking threat.

Welbeck has struck nine goals in the Premier League this season and can get on the scoresheet with both teams to score and over 2.5 goals the best bet.

As for a correct score, Brighton have racked up 12 draws in the Premier League this term, so 2-2 could be the way to go.