Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the FA Cup match on February 08th, 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea are scheduled to play against each other on February 08th, 2025, Saturday, in a FA Cup match to be held in England, check the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now in the fourth round of the tournament, with 16 fixtures being played. At this stage, the dream of reaching the final of this competition is beginning to take shape.

The game takes place in the Broadfield Stadium stadium, in the city of Crawley, with a capacity for 31876 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams that belong to the Premier League will meet, which foresees an extremely difficult match for both, but at the same time a very important one. In this match, the home factor will be fundamental to help the team win the game and reach the next stage.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. Brighton & Hove Albion performance to this stage is 4 goals scored and none against.

On the other hand, Chelsea come this far with 5 scored and none conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a Premier League match, on 28-09-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Chelsea team by 4-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Brighton & Hove Albion have not yet won the FA Cup while Chelsea has won the competition 8 times.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that as far as the last 5 matches played are concerned, both present a similarity in the number of victories obtained, with 3 wins.

Brighton & Hove Albion

At the moment, in the Premier League, the Brighton & Hove Albion group has 8 wins, 6 defeats and 10 draws, thus obtaining a total of 34 points after 24 rounds, ranking them in 10th place. Also, the Brighton & Hove Albion team goes with a total of 35 goals scored and 38 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Brighton & Hove Albion faced and beat the team of Norwich City, with a score of 4-0, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Chelsea.

Brighton & Hove Albion come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Nottingham Forest, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 7-0. The team coached by F. Hürzeler lined up in the last match with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Let's evaluate the critical aspect that concerns every team's ultimate goal, which is to score goals. It's apparent that Brighton & Hove Albion, in its two primary domestic tournaments (Premier League and FA Cup), has scored a total of 39 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

Top scorers from Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup

Regarding individual accomplishments, Georginio Rutter has shone brightly on the offensive side. This player of the Brighton & Hove Albion team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. His teammate Julio Enciso holds the position of the team's second-best scorer in the Cup, who comes with 1 goal scored.

Chelsea

At the moment, in the Premier League, the Chelsea emblem has 12 wins, 5 defeats and 7 draws, giving them a total of 43 points after 24 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. Also, the Chelsea team goes with a total of 47 goals scored and 31 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Chelsea faced and beat the team of Morecambe, with a score of 5-0, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Chelsea, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the West Ham United team with a final score of 2-1.

Let's now analyze the point that concerns the main objective of all the teams, which is to score goals. We can see that Chelsea, in its two principal domestic competitions (Premier League and FA Cup), in this 2024/2025 season, has already managed to score a total of 52 goals.

Top scorers from Chelsea in the FA Cup

Analyzing the players, we see that João Félix has been the leading offensive figure. This player of the Chelsea team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, showing himself to be an essential player in deciding his team's results. As the second-best scorer for the team in the Cup, his teammate Tosin Adarabioyo is a valuable asset, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Brighton & Hove Albion team scores a total of 4 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Chelsea, they score an average of 5 goals per match and conceed a total of 0 goals. As both teams have an average of over 2.5 goals in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, our choice for this match in the goal market is Over 2.5. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 2.5 market are quoted at 1.57.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Corners market betting suggestions

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 7.5 corners per game.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Brighton & Hove Albion can obtain, on average, a total of 4 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Chelsea is present, this team obtains an average of 11 corners. Our analysis leads us to believe that this selection is a smart bet, as the combined average of corner kicks per match for both teams is greater than 9.5 corners this season.