Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur will square off in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Fabian Hurzeler’s hosts have made a mixed start to the season, with one win, a draw and two defeats to show for their efforts so far.
Last time out, the Seagulls fell to a 2-1 loss away at Bournemouth, meaning that they have come away empty-handed from each of their two top-flight road trips this term.
Back at their Amex base this weekend, Brighton will be bidding to get back up and running when Tottenham come to town.
Spurs made it three wins from four in this season’s Premier League by sweeping aside rivals West Ham 3-0 at the London Stadium last Saturday.
Thomas Frank’s team have since claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League, so the capital club should head to the south coast in high spirits.
How the bookies view it: Brighton to bounce back
After defeating Man City in their previous home game, the bookies expect Brighton to repeat the trick against Tottenham this weekend, with the hosts 5/4 favourites on Boylesports.
Tottenham – who have won each of their two Premier League away games this season – are 2/1 outsiders on Boylesports while a share of the Amex Stadium spoils is trading at 5/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: Advantage Albion?
Brighton claimed top honours from each of last season’s two meetings between the pair, which could serve as a psychological advantage. Both of those matches featured five goals and a repeat here pays 7/2 with Boylesports.
Players to watch: van Hecke offers value
Jan Paul van Hecke has committed a foul in each of Brighton's last two Premier League games, making the same selection on Saturday an attractive option at 5/6 on Bet365.
Pape Sarr has been one of Tottenham’s most impressive performers during the early weeks of the season, netting the opening goal of the game against West Ham last weekend. The all-action Spurs midfielder is as big as 5/1 on Boylesports to make the net bulge again on Saturday.
Predicted line-ups
As was the case last weekend, Brighton again look set to be without injured duo Adam Webster and Solly March.
Tottenham are carrying a heavy injury list at the moment, with Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Kota Takai, Radu Dragusin and Yves Bissouma all ruled out for the visitors.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Sarr, Palhinha, Bergvall; Kudus, Tel, Simons
Anything else catch the eye?
With an entertaining encounter anticipated at the Amex Stadium, a Bet Builder double of both teams to score and both teams to receive a card holds plenty of appeal at 4/5 on Bet365.
This combination would have clicked in three of Albion’s opening four league games of the season, including each of their two outings in front of their own supporters.
Elsewhere, Guglielmo Vicario looks overpriced to make four or more saves during this contest at 6/4 with Bet365.
The Spurs stopper has made a minimum of four saves in each of his four top-flight outings this term, and he should be kept busy on Saturday against what is an attack-minded Brighton side.
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