Bournemouth v Brighton Betting Tips [4 April 2023]

Resurgent Bournemouth and sixth placed Brighton face at the Vitality Park for this rescheduled matchday seven fixture. Two wins from the last three games have boosted Bournemouth out of the relegation spots and into 16th-place with 10 matches remaining on the fixture list. The Cherries are coming off a come-from-behind 2-1 home win on the weekend to agin a vital three points in the relegation scrap. They now hold a slim one point lead over 18th-place Everton by way of a record of seven wins, six draws and 15 defeats for a total of 27 points. Bournemouth will now be seeking their third consecutive win on home soil following the shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool earlier in the month which kicked things off. Gary O’Neil’s squad has shown significant improvements playing at the Vitality Park this season, suffering only five defeats in 14 matches with a -2 goal differential compared to 10 losses on the road and a -27 goal differential.

Brighton come into this match soaring through the season with fans surely haboring hopes of qualifying for European football. Brighton are into the semi-final of the FA Cup and winning that competition would automatically qualify them for the Europa League. However, the Seagulls could earn a spot through the league as well as they currently sit sixth in the standings with 43 points. Depending on the winners of the FA Cup, Brighton are in a strong position to secure either a Europa League or Conference League berth. The visitors trail fifth-place Tottenham by five points but have two games in hand over the North-London club. Robero De Zerbi’s side is coming off a wild 3-3 draw with Brentford which saw Brighton battle back from a goal down three times to eventually net the equalizer in the 90th minute by way of a Mac Allister penalty. Brighton are now six matches unbeaten in all competitions and have only lost once in their last 10 Premier League outings.

Brighton have had a successful season both in the Premier League and the FA Cup. While Bournemouth has been better on the defensive side as the home team, there are still major questions around their defense as a whole with them leading the league in goals conceded. Expect another entertaining Brighton fixture here and back goals to be scored in a match that the Seagulls should ultimately prevail. Our Bournemouth vs Brighton prediction: over 2.5 goals