Brighton vs Brentford Prediction, 12/26/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/20/2021

Game: Brighton vs Brentford

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: The American Express Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove, Sussex

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Brighton (-105) Brentford (+255)

Leandro Trossard and Brighton (4-8-4, 13th in the EPL) play Brentford (5-5-6, 12th in the EPL) at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net will be Robert Sanchez for Brighton and Alvaro Fernandez for Brentford. The line on this matchup has Brighton priced at -105 and the Bees are priced at +255. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Brighton took the field against Wolverhampton in their last matchup and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0. Brighton attempted 11 dribbles in this match and completed 5 of those dribbles for a rate of 45.5%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 89.6% rate by connecting on 475 out of their 530 pass targets last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Brighton wrapped this game up at a 16.7% rate by landing 2 shots on target out of 12 total shots. Brighton is averaging 0.87 goals per 90 min (14 total goals) and have accounted for 11 assists in all competitions this year.

Leandro Trossard is a player who can be a difference maker for Brighton. He has totaled 26 assists while accumulating 13 yellow card cautions in his career. Trossard has started 185 games so far in his career and accounts for 0.36 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Belgium has recorded 65 goals in 16,445 mins.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Aaron Connolly, the forward representing Ireland. Connolly has played 2,231 minutes in 24 career starts. He has helped on a goal 2 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 5 goals. He has an average of 0.20 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Brighton will be Robert Sanchez. Sanchez (19-23-26 mark in his career) has earned 21 clean sheets, which has earned him a 30.9% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper born in Spain has had 273 shots attempted against him in 68 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (86 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 70.7. Sanchez has seen the field for 6,119 minutes and has accumulated 194 stops during his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Brentford walked away with a victory by a final of 2-1 against Watford. Brentford earned a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 7 out of the 14 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 388 of the 508 passing attempts for a rate of 76.4%. Brentford converted 4 shots tried out of 13 shots tried giving them a 30.8% clip in their last match. With a total of 20 goals and 11 assists in all their games, Brentford averages 1.25 goals and 0.69 assists per 90.

Sergi Canos will be counted on for Brentford. He averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 133 outings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from Spain has totaled 11,552 minutes and has scored 32 goals. He has 26 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 27 times. Make sure to watch out for Bryan Mbeumo, the forward born in France. Mbeumo has been given 14 yellow card cautions in 9,976 mins played (120 starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.33. He has accounted for 37 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 21 different times.

Alvaro Fernandez is expected to look after the net for Brentford. Fernandez has racked up 24 shutouts and has seen 245 shots against him in 7,515 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of 70.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.9%. He has allowed 1.20 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 31-18-34. During his career, Fernandez has conceded 100 goals and has earned 176 saves in 83 starts.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brentford (+255)

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