Premier League: Brighton vs Chelsea
At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 19, 2022, the 24th round of the Premier League, Brighton will face the "Blues" Chelsea at home. Brighton has performed well this season, compared with previous seasons, the results have improved to a certain extent, and after 20 league rounds, they have achieved 6 wins, 10 draws and 4 defeats, ranking 9th in the league with 28 points. In addition, Brighton still has a certain shining point when facing the giants, and the first half can get points from strong teams such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal is the best example. From the data point of view, Brighton scored 21 goals, the number of goals conceded is also 21, the offensive and defensive performance is still reasonable.
Brighton's recent performance is relatively stable, has been 5 consecutive games unbeaten, the team last round of league at home against Crystal Palace, in the scene of the advantage, the possession rate of 63%, 19 shots on goal 4 shots on target, the number of shots on goal is more than 6 times the opponent, but the ability to seize the opportunity is general, in the case of the score behind, the forward line has no achievements, if it is not the opponent at the end of the game to send the oolong gift package, I am afraid it will end the unbeaten record before the end. Notably, Brighton have not had as good home results as away this season, and their home stadium is currently ranked 15th in the league.
Chelsea's strength is obvious to all, in the case of multi-line combat, in the Champions League group stage, the League Cup and the FA Cup have achieved good results, and at the league end, the Blues are currently ranked 3rd in the league with 43 points, but there is already a 13-point gap with the leader Manchester City, although the team theoretically retains the hope of the title, but it is getting farther and farther away from the league championship throne, which will inevitably affect the morale of the team to a certain extent.
Chelsea's recent schedule is very intensive, the team last round of league away expedition to Manchester City, in the scene is relatively sluggish, the possession rate of 44%, 4 shots on goal 1 shot on target, the number of shots just reached 1/3 of the opponent, after holding on to most of the time was successfully scored by the opponent, and finally lost 0-1 to the opponent. It is worth noting that the Blues have a good away ability this season, with 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in 11 league games away, and their away games rank 2nd in the league.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Brighton did not win a single 10 times against Chelsea, only gained 4 draws and 6 losses, the past performance is obviously at a disadvantage, fortunately, in the first leg of this season, it was a 1-1 draw with the Blues on the road, which shows that the team is still not afraid of the giants. In terms of recent developments, Brighton have performed steadily recently, remaining unbeaten in five games, while Chelsea's defeat in the last round of the league has seriously affected the pace of the team's championship competition, and the morale of the team will inevitably be damaged.