Opta Stats: Watford v Brighton

Dan Fitch
08 August 2019

Will Javi Gracia point Watford in the right direction against Brighton?

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Watford will be expecting to beat a Brighton team that only just avoided relegation last season. Opta rates their chances.

"This is the second successive season that Watford have hosted Brighton & Hove Albion on MD1 of a Premier League season. Watford defeated the Seagulls 2-0 at Vicarage Road last August thanks to a Roberto Pereyra double."

The Hornets are 2.0421/20 to win again.

This is the second successive season that Watford have hosted Brighton & Hove Albion on MD1 of a Premier League season. Watford defeated the Seagulls 2-0 at Vicarage Road last August thanks to a Roberto Pereyra double. The Hornets are 2.0421/20 to win again.

Brighton have failed to score in five of their last seven competitive matches against Watford; including in both matches last season. Watford are 3.211/5 to win to nil.

Watford haven't lost their opening league game of the season since 2006-07 (1-2 away at Everton) - they have since won six and drawn six of their opening league games in the last 12 seasons. The draw is 3.45.

Brighton & Hove Albion have won just one of their opening league fixtures to a top-flight season; this was in 1980-81 (2-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers). They have lost three and drawn two of the other five. Watford are 1.444/9 in the Draw No Bet market.

Watford finished the 2018-19 Premier League campaign with three consecutive defeats - they've not lost four in a row in the competition since December 2017. Brighton are 4.47/2 to win.

Brighton are winless in their last nine Premier League games (D3 L6), with their last victory in the competition coming on March 9th 2019 away at rivals Crystal Palace (2-1). The draw half-time/Watford full-time double result is 5.39/2.

Excluding the teams who were relegated in 2018-19, no side has conceded more (33) or scored fewer (13) Premier League goals in 2019 than Brighton. Watford are 3.412/5 to win half-time/full-time.

After scoring in his each of his first four league games against Brighton (with Brentford and Burnley), Andre Gray has failed to score in any of his four appearances against the Seagulls for Watford (255 mins). Under 2.5 goals is 1.774/5.

Glenn Murray has scored 36% of Brighton's Premier League goals (25/69), the highest ratio scored by one player at any club in the competition's history. Murray is 3.55/2 to find the net.

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