AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion
English Premier League, KO: 19:45 Apr 4, 2023, Vitality Stadium
Bournemouth will be looking to continue their survival quest as they host in-form Brighton & Hove Albion in a midweek Premier League fixture.
The hosts picked up a vital win last time out in the Premier League as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Fulham. They fought back from a goal down with second half efforts from Marcus Tavernier and Dominic Solanke earning them the win.
With things so tight in the bottom half of the table, every match till the end of the season takes on extra importance. The win over Fulham was enough to take them out of the relegation zone and are now up to 15th on the table, two points above the bottom three.
The Vitality Stadium is likely to play a pivotal role in Bournemouth’s survival quest and they have suffered just one defeat in their last five home matches. Gary O’Neil’s men have won their last two matches in front of their fans with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool preceding the win against Fulham.
Brighton travel to the Vitality Stadium off the back of a thrilling 3-3 draw with Brentford in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from behind three times with Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Alexis Mac Allister all on target.
The result means Brighton have now suffered just one defeat in their last 14 matches across all competitions. They are still in the mix for a Europa League finish and are just four points behind fifth placed Tottenham Hotspur.
While Brighton are on a lengthy unbeaten run, their last three away matches in the Premier League have ended in draws. Roberto De Zerbi’s men have also struggled defensively on their travels, failing to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 Premier League matches on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Bournemouth as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 8/15 by bet365 to win. A victory for Bournemouth is valued at 11/2 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 with Unibet.
Head to head
Bournemouth have a 12-9 advantage with eight draws from 29 previous matches. There have been three wins each and a draw from the last seven meetings while Brighton picked up a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in February.
Players to watch
Philip Billing was not on target in the win over Fulham but remains the leading scorer for Bournemouth this season. The midfielder has six Premier League goals so far and is priced at 13/2 by bet365 to find the net on Tuesday.
As always Kaoru Mitoma will be the one to watch for Brighton as he continues to impress in his debut season in England. The winger has scored the only goal in the reverse fixture and is priced at 14/5 by Unibet to find the net once again.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bournemouth and Brighton have shown little defensive solidity lately both teams could be backed to score at 27/25 by Unibet. The Seagulls saw over 3.5 goals in their previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 21/10 by BetVictor while bet365 is offering 4/5 on both teams to score.
Both teams saw more second half goals in their previous fixtures and Tuesday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion will be played on Apr 4, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
