Fulham - Brighton and Hove Albion predictions and free betting tips [02/03/2024]

On the 2nd of March, as part of the 27th round of the Premier League, Fulham will play host to Brighton on their home ground. The home side, often referred to as "the Cottagers", currently lack any tournament motivation, sitting comfortably in the 12th position in the league, while Brighton (aka the "Seagulls") still maintain a chance to climb into a European cup zone. 

Predicted Lineups

Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Tosin, Bassey, Robinson; Reed, Lukic; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Muniz.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Lamptey, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Gross, Baleba; Adingra, Lallana, Buonanotte; Welbeck. 

Fulham

As it stands, Fulham occupies the 12th position in the Premier League and has no significant objectives to strive for. Since their drop-out from the round of 16 of the FA Cup, the Cottagers have only lost one match, having won twice and drawn twice. Marco Silva's men notched an unexpected triumph over Manchester United last weekend, winning 2:1 at Old Trafford - the first time since 2003, thanks to goals by Bassey and Alex Iwobi.

This Saturday, Fulham has a chance to record back-to-back league wins for only the second time this season, especially as they've accrued 22 out of 32 points at Craven Cottage. In general, Fulham's games are quite spectacular: they've netted 36 goals and conceded 42, in 26 rounds. Top scorer for the capital-based side, Mexican forward Raul Jimenez (5 goals), is off through sustained injury; the Brazilian winger Willian (4 goals and 2 assists) also missed out on the last round. 

Brighton

"The Seagulls" have been seen as serious contenders for the European cup tickets this season, currently sitting in the 7th place in the Premier League. However, of late, results have been inconsistent, with just 2 wins in the last 7 rounds, along with 3 draws and 2 losses. After a comfortable 5:0 win over the sinking Sheffield United, Brighton played a 1-1 home draw against Everton last weekend. On Wednesday, they were knocked out of the ⅛ final of the FA Cup, succumbing to Wolverhampton 0:1 at Molineux.

Next Thursday, Roberto De Zerbi's men will travel to Rome for their first-leg of the Europa League playoffs, though Brighton's recent away form leaves a lot of room for questions with three losses in their last four outings. On the bright side, Brighton is putting up decent numbers, having scored 49 goals in the 26 matches, though they've also conceded regularly (41 goals). 

Head-to-head

Brighton has been unable to secure a victory over Fulham in their last eight meetings, with the first leg of this season finishing 1:1. 

Prediction for the Fulham vs Brighton match

Fulham holds a psychological edge over the rival given their non-defeat sequence against the Seagulls. Coupled with a morale boost from the convincing victory at Old Trafford while Brighton faltered over the winter makes a draw look most likely, as was the case in the first leg.        

Total Prediction

Both teams boast quality attackers but lack dependable defences. Therefore, I'm expecting goals from both sides.                 

Corner Prediction

These sides won't lock themselves in their own half and will focus plenty of attacks through their flanks - it's advised to wager the total corners over 8.5. 

Yellow Card Prediction

Neither team is notorious for on-pitch physicality (only 3 bookings were recorded last match), hence the bet recommendation is total yellow cards under 3.5. 

Final Score Prediction

I would stake on a precise scoreline of 1:1