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Brighton and Brentford will lock horns this weekend in the Premier League with both teams intent on pushing their luck to secure European football next season.
Brighton & Hove Albion play hosts to Brentford at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
Both teams have been impressive in the league so far this season and go into this contest level on points with Brighton 7th and Brentford 8th on the summit.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men believe that they can push for European football next season as does Thomas Frank's team.
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A win for either team on Saturday takes them a step closer to their European dream as they are currently both level on points with Liverpool in sixth place, and five points behind Newcastle in fifth.
As Pulse Sports continues to build up to the Premier League fixtures this weekend, here are 10 interesting facts you should know ahead of Brentford vs Brighton.
10 Key facts you should know ahead of Brighton vs Brentford
1, Brighton have alternated between victory (3) and defeat (2) in their last five home league games against Brentford, winning this exact fixture 2-0 last season.
2, Following their 2-0 win at the Brentford Community stadium in October, Brentford are looking to complete their first league double over Brighton since the 2014-15 campaign when the sides were in the Championship.
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3, Brighton have won FOUR of their last five Premier League home games (L1), keeping a clean sheet in each victory.
Only twice have they won three in a row at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League (March 2018 and November 2019), and never without conceding.
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4, FIVE of Brighton's seven Premier League defeats this season have come against London clubs, including three of their four home losses.
5, Brentford have lost just ONE of their last 15 Premier League games (W7 D7), a 1-0 loss at Everton last month.
Away from home, the Bees have won three of their last six league games (D2 L1), having been winless in their first seven on the road this term (D4 L3).
6, Including penalties, Brentford have scored a league-high 19 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season, while Brighton have conceded a league-high proportion of their goals from set piece situations (45% - 14/31).
Indeed, no side has scored more penalties than Brentford this term (6), while only Bournemouth (6) have conceded more from the spot than Brighton (5).
7, Brighton pair Kaoru Mitoma and Pascal Groß have each scored six Premier League goals from 23 shots this season – their conversion rate of 26.1% is bettered only by Man City's Erling Haaland among players with at least 20 shots (31.1%).
8, Solly March is Brighton's joint-top Premier League goalscorer this season with SEVEN goals.
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He's the top-scoring player in the competition this season who didn't score before the World Cup break, with all seven of his strikes coming in his 11 appearances since Boxing Day.
9, Brighton's Solly March has created six chances following a take-on in the Premier League this season, more than any other player. March has also been involved in six goals following a ball carry (4 goals, 2 assists), with no player being involved in more.
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10, Brentford’s Ivan Toney has been involved in 10 goals in his 12 away games in the Premier League this season (8 goals, 2 assists), with only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane (10 each) scoring more on the road than Toney.
Stats and Data provided by Opta.
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