Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on September 18th, 2024

Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers are scheduled to play against each other on September 18th, 2024, Wednesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

With the start of the English Carabao Cup for the teams participating in European competitions, the surprise teams so far will have a hard time, but the dream of winning the Cup lives.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game is set to be played 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers 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. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Brighton & Hove Albion performance to this stage is 4 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Wolverhampton Wanderers come this far with 2 goals scored and 0 conceded.

The teams last played against each other in a FA Cup game on 28-02-2024, during the 2023/2024 season, with Wolverhampton Wanderers winning 1-0.

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 Carabao Cup while Wolverhampton Wanderers has won the competition 2 times.

This match will be officiated by J. Brooks and duly assisted by S. Bennett and D. Robathan from the sideline.

Considering the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that Brighton & Hove Albion has displayed greater consistency over the past five recent encounters, securing 3 victories, whereas Wolverhampton Wanderers managed to win 1 game. It's important to highlight that there are friendlies in the history between the two teams, meaning that the current abilities of the squads may not have been fully reflected in the final score of these matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion

The team, coached by Fabian Hürzeler, should adopt an offensive posture in the game, in an attempt to make the most of their home advantage. Given that playing at home can make a huge difference in a Cup match, we can expect to see the team's dominance in the offensive sector, leading to a larger number of corners and shots.

In the Premier League, the Brighton & Hove Albion formation has 2 wins, 0 defeats and 2 draws, thus obtaining a total of 8 points after 4 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. Also, the Brighton & Hove Albion team goes with a total of 6 goals scored and 2 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, the team of Brighton & Hove Albion faced and beat Crawley Town, with a score of 4-0, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Brighton & Hove Albion come from a draw in the last match. The game against Ipswich Town, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by F. Hürzeler lined up in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

The point that needs to be analyzed now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's evident that Brighton & Hove Albion, in both their major domestic competitions (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has successfully scored a total of 10 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In away matches, Wolverhampton Wanderers may opt to play a more conservative game plan to secure at least a draw against their opponent. It is well known that scoring goals as the away team is a daunting task, especially in Cup matches where the hosts try their utmost to make use of their home advantage. Therefore, the away team is likely to score a minimal number of goals.

At the moment, in the Premier League, the Wolverhampton Wanderers group has 0 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw, giving them a total of 1 points after 3 rounds, ranking them in 18th place. Adding to this data, the Wolverhampton Wanderers team goes with a total of 3 goals scored and 9 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers faced and beat Burnley, with a score of 2-0, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, who used a 4-4-1-1 formation, faced the Nottingham Forest team with a final score of 1-1.

The most crucial aspect that we need to analyze now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. Wolverhampton Wanderers, in its two principal domestic tournaments (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has successfully scored a total of 5 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Carabao Cup, it is evident that the Brighton & Hove Albion team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Brighton & Hove Albion to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.65 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.5 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 7 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Wolverhampton Wanderers is present, this team obtains an average of 4 corners. The fact that both teams have a combined average of more than 9.5 corners per match this season makes this selection a strong bet.