Opta Stats: Brighton v Wolves

“Brighton have won 36 of their 51 Premier League points at home (70.6%) – the third highest such share in the competition’s history after Bradford City (72.6%) and Barnsley (71.4%).”

They are [1.61] in the Double Chance market.

Brighton and Wolverhampton Wanderers haven’t met in the top-flight of English football since the 1981-82 season – in six top-flight encounters between December 1979 and May 1982, Brighton won all six. Brighton are [3.15] to win.

Wolves last faced Brighton in the 2016-17 Championship campaign – the Seagulls won both matches without conceding a goal. Brighton are [5.0] to win to nil.

Brighton’s 100% win record against Wolves in the top-flight (six wins out of six) is the joint-best 100% record in English top-flight history – Arsenal vs Reading, Man City vs Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest vs Portsmouth have also won six games out of six. They are [2.2] in the Draw No Bet market.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have only scored one goal in their last four league matches against Brighton & Hove Albion; an own-goal scored by Brighton defender Connor Goldson in a 1-0 win on New Year’s Day 2016. Under 2.5 goals is [1.61].

Brighton have won their last two Premier League games without conceding; as many wins as they’d recorded in their previous 16 combined (D5 L9). Under 1.5 goals is [2.8].

Brighton have won 36 of their 51 Premier League points at home (70.6%) – the third highest such share in the competition’s history after Bradford City (72.6%) and Barnsley (71.4%). They are [1.61] in the Double Chance market.

Despite their defeat against Watford last time out, Wolves’ haul of 15 points from their nine Premier League games this season is the best total by a newly-promoted team at this stage of a campaign since West Bromwich Albion in 2010-11 (15 points). Wolves are [2.58] to win.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton has lost only one of his eight previous meetings against Wolves as manager (W3 D4), winning the last two in a row in the Championship. The draw is [3.25].

Raúl Jiménez (55.6%) has had a hand in a higher share of Wolves’ Premier League goals this season than any other player (5/9). He’s [3.3] to score.