Brighton v Brentford Betting Tips [1 April 2023]

Brighton’s first piece of action after the international break is a home game against Brentford in the Premier League. Ahead of this game, the two sides are tied on 42 points but a superior goal difference puts Brighton in seventh place, one place above Brentford. Brighton had a better run going into the international break; they wrapped up their activities with a 5-0 win over Grimsby Town in the FA Cup. That was their fifth straight unbeaten outing, their fourth clean sheet in five matches and also a fourth win in five. Their confidence going into this game will be high, having scored 13 times in the last five matches, and with three straight wins at home. In their three league meetings with Brentford, Brighton have posted two wins.

Brentford beat Brighton 2-0 in their first leg meeting, courtesy of Ivan Toney’s brace, and will be looking to seal a double here. They won’t come into this game as favorites, but they haven't lost a lot of their recent matches either. In their last outing they could only play to a 1-1 draw with Leicester City, failing to hold onto a first half lead and they had Shandon Baptiste sent off late on. Brentford have had one clean sheet in their last five matches, with both sides scoring in three of the five matches. They’ve failed to score once in the last five games and away from home they have just one win in the last four.

Brighton have the better run coming into this game. They have done well defensively and at home they are also in good form. Brentford have one win in their last four away matches and they will struggle at Brighton. In the Brighton v Brentford game, we will back the hosts to win.