Brighton v Southampton

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Brighton will be going in search of a third win on the trot in the Premier League on Friday night when The Seagulls play host to south coast rivals Southampton at their AMEX Stadium and all three points could lift the hosts up as high as second place in the table.

By contrast, Southampton were subjected to a second defeat on the trot and indeed a 10th loss in total so far this season on the weekend when The Saints were dealt a 3-2 loss at home by the league leaders, Liverpool.

Brighton have picked up recent impressive wins against Manchester City and Bournemouth which has helped Fabian Hürzeler's side up into fifth place in the Premier League table as has the fact that the south coast hosts have slipped to just two defeats in what has been a solid campaign so far.

Losses to Chelsea and Liverpool, both away from home, have been Brighton's only slip-ups so far this term but The Seagulls are amongst only three clubs that still remain unbeaten at home this season having picked up three wins and three draws.

The bigger picture shows Brighton have been handed just four defeats in their previous 23 home games in the English top flight which gives The Seagulls a decent chance of adding to their points tally on Friday night.

Southampton have managed to collect just the single win out of their opening 12 league matches so far this season and another loss along the south coast at Brighton on Friday night could seal Russell Martin's fate as The Saints' manager.

The Saints' only highlight in what has been a miserable return to the English top flight came in the shape of a 1-0 home win against Everton but having achieved just one draw along with stumbling to no fewer than 10 defeats so far this term, another loss could prompt the Southampton board to assess their options.

Results away from home have also contributed to Southampton's woeful start to this Premier League campaign as Russell Martin's side have lost all six of their away games to date, failing to score in three of these games whilst also conceding three goals or more in three of these six away matches.

Southampton have now failed to win any of their last 13 outings on the road at this level and therefore the visitors' prospects of getting anything out of this upcoming trip to the AMEX Stadium look distinctly unlikely.

Brighton v Southampton Verdict

Brighton are unbeaten in each of the last five meetings against Southampton and indeed The Seagulls have also picked up three wins within this period, and given the hosts have extra incentive to grab the three points here on Friday night, it looks like being another tough evening at the office for The Saints.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Brighton win & BTTS No @ 2.75

Correct Score: Brighton 3-0 @ 12.00