Forest Green vs Brighton – Match Preview, Best Odds and Tips
Author: Dean Carr
Last Updated: August 23, 2022
Forest Green enjoy home advantage when visitors Brighton swing by on Wednesday for an EFL Cup clash.
Read below to see our betting tips and the best odds for the EFL Cup match between Forest Green and Brighton.
Where to watch the match between Forest Green and Brighton on Wednesday
The match between Forest Green and Brighton will start on Wednesday, 24th at 19:45 at The Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium.
Stream the game via Bet365
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If you plan to do some betting on the match, Bet365 is the place to do so. The bookmaker offers a live stream service for a number of football games but unfortunately does not cover matches in the EFL Cup in the United Kingdom.
Forest Green vs Brighton Stats
- Forest Green have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Forest Green have scored in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- In 6 of the last 8 matches Forest Green played, both teams scored
- Forest Green have not lost 6 of the last 8 home matches
- Forest Green have conceded in 6 of the last 8 matches
- Brighton have not lost 13 of the last 15 matches
- Brighton have scored in 15 of the last 17 away matches
- In 6 of the last 8 matches Brighton played, both teams scored
- In the last 3 away matches in a row Brighton played, both teams scored
- Brighton have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
Forest Green vs Brighton Lineups
Forest Green vs Brighton Preview
Forest Green collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 2-0 win against Leyton Orient. It was followed by a 1-1 draw with Lincoln City and a 0-3 defeat against Plymouth. In their last six EFL Cup home matches, Forest Green have two wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost two. They scored 11 and conceded ten goals.
Brighton are unbeaten in their opening three Premier League fixtures, first beating Manchester United by 1-2. This was followed by a 0-0 with Newcastle and a 0-2 win against West Ham, leaving them 5th in the Premier League table. In their last six EFL Cup away matches, Brighton won a very acceptable four times. They’ve also drawn none and lost twice, scoring 14 while also conceding ten times.
Forest Green vs Brighton H2H
This is the first time Forest Green squares up against Brighton in the EFL Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Forest Green picked up zero wins in their previous match against Brighton, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies’ best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4.33.
Full Time Result
Forest Green claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Brighton won six of their last 10 games away while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Forest Green didn’t draw a single one of their last 10 EFL Cup at home, whereas Brighton shared the points in zero of their previous 10 matches away from home.
BTTS
Brighton boss Graham Potter will be delighted with his team’s defensive record at the start of this season, having conceded just once in their first three matches. Meanwhile, Forest Green have seen BTTS in three of their four League One matches this season.
Over/Under Goals
There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Forest Green’s previous nine matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Brighton played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.
