Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction and Betting Tips | 28th September 2024

Chelsea will look to stretch their winning run to four matches in all competitions as they welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues have kept a clean sheet in their last three outings across the Premier League and the EFL Cup.

The Enzo Maresca era seems to be getting off to a positive start in West London with his star-studded picking up 10 points from five Premier League matches so far. Thanks to a Christopher Nkunku hat-trick, they cruised to a 5-0 win over fourth-tier side Barrow in the EFL Cup in midweek with a largely shuffled pack of players.

As such, they head into this weekend's encounter against the Seagulls with most of their starters well-rested and raring to go. Chelsea have won three successive away top-flight games this season but are still searching for their first home win of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign.

Their Saturday opponents can't be made light of. Brighton are yet to taste defeat in the new Premier League season. They played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest at the AMEX last weekend.

However, the Seagulls have picked up just one win in their last four matches across all competitions and that is something their manager Fabian Hurzeler will be keenly looking to alter in their favor.

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Chelsea beat Brighton twice in the league last season. They had gone five Premier League matches without a win against the Seagulls prior to that.
The Seagulls have lost only one of their last four Premier League away encounters against Chelsea.
Chelsea had a player sent off in both league meetings with Brighton last term but went on to win both matches.
The Blues have picked up eight wins in their last 10 Premier League matches.
Chelsea are yet to pick up a win at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this season.

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction

Chelsea and Brighton usually produce high-scoring contests and this one should be no different. There have been at least three goals scored in the last four Premier League matches between the two sides.

Brighton are a difficult side to shut out and they are likely to upset Chelsea's streak of three consecutive clean sheets across all competitions. But the Blues have been one of the best sides in the league in recent times and should be able to eke out a narrow win here.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Chelsea to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes