Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea prediction and betting tips on February 8, 2025
Game Prediction
Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea will play against each other in the 1/16 finals of the FA Cup on February 8, 2025. The Premier League is a priority for both clubs, but they will try to achieve success here too.
Our prediction for the match Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
“The Seagulls” made their debut in the European competitions a year ago and even won their group in the Europa League. Still, they gradually lost their momentum, quickly flying out in the play-offs and falling below the so-called “equator” in the Premier League table. And De Zerbi was finally free. “The Blues” were betting on Pochettino in 2023, but the grandee, despite considerable spending on newcomers, rose to 6th place.
Maresca is now working in London. His team was the best in the Conference League, but was eliminated early in the League Cup. The main thing is that it managed to rise to 2nd place in the Premier League by January, but a series of failures threw the club out of the top quartet. Only the previous round, where the team played with West Ham, gave an opportunity to finally win. “The Seagulls” spent not much less on newcomers in the summer than in the representatives of the capital, and also bet on a young foreign specialist, Hürzeler. The German mentor started off well and mostly succeeded in the autumn. Still, the periods without victories dragged on. It seemed that the team gained momentum in January, but 3 victories in a row were followed by a 0-1 defeat made by Everton. And then Nottingham Forest scored 7 goals.
In particular, the “new Nagelsmann’s” team coped with Norwich at the previous stage of the cup. Moreover, it crushed the opponent with a 4-0 score on the away field. The club from London diluted the series of unsuccessful matches with a confident cup victory. Modest Morecambe conceded 5 goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea: key statistics and trends
- Brighton & Hove Albion has won 3 of 5 previous matches.
- Brighton has scored an average of 1.46 goals and conceded 1.58 goals per game.
- Chelsea has won just 3 of 9 previous confrontations.
- Chelsea has scored an average of 1.96 goals and conceded 1.29 goals per meeting.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea: possible starting line-ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (possible line-up): Steele – Estupiñan, Webster, van Hecke, Veltman – Ayari, Baleba, Mitoma, Amarillo, Minteh – Rutter.
Chelsea (possible line-up): Jorgensen – Veiga, Disasi, Adarabioyo, James – George, Lavia, Joao Felix, Nkunku, Neto – Guiu.
Previous head-to-head matches: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
“The Blues” have been stronger 4 times in a row, including this season.
Free prediction for the match Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
Both clubs have troubles, but are quite strong. The head-to-head match should definitely not be boring, we bet on “total over 3.0” (odd: 1.77).