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Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield Wednesday face off at The American Express Community Stadium in a match of the 27th round of the Championship. The history of direct confrontations played at this stadium indicates balance between these two teams, since there have been 3 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 5 matches. Indeed, the last time they met at this stadium was on 05-16-2016, in a match for Championship that ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by L. Dunk (19 ‘) for Brighton & Hove Albion and R. Wallace (28’) for Sheffield Wednesday. In this match the house factor can play a decisive role, as Sheffield Wednesday has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Brighton & Hove Albion
The home team is currently in 1st place with 54 points, after 16 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Fulham by (1-2). In the last match, lost out to the Preston North End by (2-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; Against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Brighton & Hove Albion claimed 23 points out of 30 after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 games at their home stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 9 games in your stadium. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-0, which occurred in 6 of their 12 matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 25 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times but managed to turn the score in 3. There are 1 periods in the last 12 home games in this competition: he suffered 3 of his 6 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘ ).
Brighton enter this unmotivated game after a 2-0 away defeat at the Preston field. The home team tends to play 4-4-2, favoring a more relaxed and organized style of play, channeling their attack through midfield. The two players playing alongside the sides will be Skalák and Knockaert, with the most offensive references being Baldock and Murray. It is possible that in the most central zone of the field Norwood and Sidwell.
Sheffield Wednesday
The visiting team is currently in 6th place with 45 points, after 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home to Wolverhampton by (0-0). In the last match, won at home to Huddersfield Town by (2-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, won 11 victories, 1 tie and 3 defeats, with a total of 22 goals scored and 11 conceded. Their last away game for this competition ended with a 1-1 draw against Preston North End. In the last 10 away games the Sheffield Wednesday have won 4, 3 draws and 3 losses, having won 15 points 30 possible. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result in the interval was 0-0 (7 out of 13 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 10 of their last 13 games by the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 26 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 3 turns on the scoreboard. In the last 13 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 6 of his 13 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Sheffield enter into this motivated game after a 2-0 home win at Huddersfield’s reception: Wallace and Forestieri scored the winning goal. The visiting team is usually 4-4-2, preferring a slower and more organized style of play, preferring to attack through midfield. In this drawing, the two most advanced players will be Forestieri and Fletcher, and in the central zone of the field will act Reach, Wallace, Hutchinson and Bannan.
Prediction: over 1.5 goals @ 1.40