Premier League: Brighton vs Liverpool
At 20:30 Beijing time on March 12, 2022, the 29th round of the Premier League, Brighton will face Liverpool at home. Brighton has been mixed in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League in recent seasons, the team is still like this season, after 27 rounds of league, achieved 7 wins, 12 draws and 8 losses, ranked 13th in the league with 33 points, 12 points higher than the relegation zone, the team currently has no relegation pressure, it is worth noting that Brighton still has some highlights this season, facing arsenal and Liverpool and other teams, can grab points, it can be seen that the team is not afraid of the giants. But the team did have some problems on the offensive end, scoring 26 goals in 27 league games and averaging less goals per game.
Brighton's recent form has been relatively sluggish, since being 2-0 clean sheet by Manchester United, the team has suffered four consecutive defeats so far, 3 of which have been "0". Brighton played Newcastle United away from home in the last round of the league with 68% possession and 4 shots on target in 15 shots, and with 2 goals behind, Dunk helped the team score a face-saving goal to eventually lose 1-2. In terms of lineup, the main players Adam Vesta, Wipp and others are injured, and this game will not have the opportunity to play.
Liverpool is still strong this season, and has achieved good results on all fronts, at the league end, after the current 27 games, it has achieved 19 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats, ranking second in the league with 63 points, and in the case of one round of less matches, there is a 6-point gap with the leader Manchester City, which shows that the team still maintains the opportunity to compete for the title. From the statistical point of view, Liverpool scored 71 goals in 27 league rounds, conceded 20 goals, and performed well at both ends of the attack and defense, especially the attack end is currently the team with the most goals in the Premier League.
Although Liverpool has a tight schedule recently, its results have been excellent, with the League Cup winning and the FA Cup successfully qualifying, while in the Champions League knockout round, although the team lost 0-1 to Inter Milan in the second leg, it still successfully won the place to advance to the top 8 with the advantage of 2-0 in the first leg. Judging from the current team schedule, Liverpool's recent strategic focus can be completely focused on the league end and fully compete with Manchester City for the title.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Brighton have played against Liverpool in the past 10 times, achieving 1 win, 2 draws and 7 defeats, and the past performance is obviously in the inferior position. In terms of recent developments, Brighton's recent results have been very bad, losing 4 consecutive games, and 3 of them have suffered a "0" block; although Liverpool lost to Inter Milan in the last game, ending the unbeaten record in many previous games, the team still got the promotion quota, and the strategic focus will return to the league.