Brighton vs West Ham Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 07 Dec 2025

Premier League Betting Preview: Brighton vs West Ham

Brighton go head-to-head with West Ham at American Express Stadium, with kick-off set for 09:00 on Sunday 7 December.

We think there’s a good angle when it comes to Over 2.5 for the clash between Brighton and West Ham. Our opinion is that the Total Goals market affords great value and we will snap up the -161 on offer.

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Brighton were defeated last time out by a 4-3 scoreline. American Express Stadium saw them beaten at home to Aston Villa. The Sussex outfit boasted 56% possession and recorded six shots on target, with Jan Paul van Hecke scoring two goals and Pau Torres (own goal) registering the other.

West Ham United played out a 1-1 draw in their previous game. This was on their travels to Old Trafford, with Manchester United the opponents. The Hammers had just 35% possession and totalled three shots on goal, while Soungoutou Magassa found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Brighton are unbeaten in the past three games against West Ham. Their last encounter saw Brighton make home advantage count at American Express Stadium, winning 3-2. The past 10 H2H games have featured five draws, four wins for Brighton and just one for West Ham.

Premier League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
7	Brighton	14	6	4	4	24	20	4	24:20	22
18	West Ham	14	3	3	8	16	28	-12	16:28	12

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Brighton have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 2.0 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 13.7 attempts. Fabian Hurzeler's men have averaged 51.6% possession, 454.9 passes and 5.7 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.4 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 11.8 attempts and 5.2 corners.

Danny Welbeck is the top scorer with 7 goals, Jan Paul van Hecke has 3, with Maxim De Cuyper and Diego Gomez on 2. Leading assistors have been Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh with 3, while goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen has 3 clean sheets.

West Ham have won 2, lost 5 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.2 goals from 2.8 shots on goal and 9.3 attempts. The East London side have averaged 42.4% possession, 353.4 passes, 5.5 corners awarded and 5.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.7 goals from 5.6 shots on goal and 16.0 attempts.

The top scorers have been Callum Wilson on 3, followed by Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen with 2. Alphonse Areola, Jean-Clair Todibo and Mateus Fernandes have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Brighton predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen (GK), Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gomez, Yankuba Minteh, Brajan Gruda, Maxim De Cuyper, Danny Welbeck.

West Ham predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola (GK), Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, Malick Diouf, Soungoutou Magassa, Freddie Potts, Tomas Soucek, Jarrod Bowen, Mateus Fernandes, Callum Wilson.

Brighton vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips

Your complete Brighton vs West Ham betting guide is here, including our go-to match prediction, scoreline call, corners betting pick, standout prop selections and a customized bet builder.

Match Prediction

The Premier League encounter provides us with a value opportunity on the basis that we can bet on Over 2.5 Goals at odds of -161. Expect the sides to grab the goals needed for a payout.

The Premier League experts at Sportsgambler.com always keep close tabs on team news. We also use a form guide for our football betting tips along with checking out the stats that are going to help inform our final decision.

Key Brighton vs West Ham league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 6 Brighton games at home.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Brighton games at home.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 14 of the last 20 Brighton games at home.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 West Ham games on the road.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 West Ham games.

The best football betting sites make it a 61.7% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

If you’re expecting a few goals to be notched, you have the opportunity to combine the Over 2.5 Goals pick with BTTS Yes. Head to Total Goals & Both Teams to Score market for bigger odds.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Brighton 3 - 0 West Ham

We’re betting on Brighton to secure a 3-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +900 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jarrod Bowen Over 0.5 Shots On Target -149

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) has totalled a minimum of one shot on goal in seven of his past ten Premier League games. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the Shots on Target line, with betting odds of -149 now available.

Latest Jarrod Bowen Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+250

First

+750

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-149

Under 0.5

-116

Shots

Over 2.5

+132

Under 2.5

-

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Danny Welbeck to Score +135

Danny Welbeck (Brighton) has scored four goals in his past five Premier League matches on home soil. We’re happy to take the +135 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Latest Danny Welbeck Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+135

First

+380

Shots On Target

Over 1.5

+150

Under 1.5

-286

Shots

Over 3.5

+112

Under 3.5

-

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Corners Prediction

West Ham Over 3.5 Corners -105

There’s been an average of 5.80 corners for West Ham in their past 5 games, with the corner count against Brighton going over 3.5 in their last five matches. We’re expecting plenty of West Ham corners and that the Team Corners line is going to be covered, with odds of -105 available.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Brighton

Total

10.90 5.70 5.20

Home

8.90 4.50 4.40

Away

9.90 5.90 4.00

West Ham

Total

11.40 5.50 5.90

Home

11.80 5.50 6.30

Away

10.30 4.00 6.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-128

Under 9.5

-111

Brighton Corners

Over 5.5

-149

Under 5.5

+106

West Ham Corners

Over 3.5

-104

Under 3.5

-137

Most Corners

1

-294

X

+700

2

+280

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Brighton vs West Ham Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Brighton are available at -185 to come away with a triumph in this Premier League clash, meaning a 65% likelihood of winning according to the published betting odds. If you’re interested in wagering West Ham United, you can get +480 for the underdog.

If Brighton beat West Ham by two or more goals, then the -112 about them on the Asian Handicap -1 pays out. A one-goal win and you have the insurance of getting a full refund.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -147.

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Full-Time Result

1

-185

X

+330

2

+480

Half-Time Result

1

+102

X

+155

2

+400

Double Chance

1X

-714

12

-455

X2

+140

Draw No Bet

1

-500

2

+295

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-112

2 Hcp +1

-110

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+128

Over 2.5

-161

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-147

No

+112

The First Goalscorer favourite is Danny Welbeck at +380, with similar odds available for this player to register the last goal.

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

First

+135

Anytime

+380

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

First

+180

Anytime

+525

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

First

+190

Anytime

+480

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

First

+200

Anytime

+510

Callum Wilson (West Ham)

First

+230

Anytime

+575

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

First

+240

Anytime

+700

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

First

+240

Anytime

+750

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

First

+250

Anytime

+700

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)

First

+250

Anytime

+750

Brajan Gruda (Brighton)

First

+300

Anytime

+850

Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham)

First

+360

Anytime

+950

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)

First

+390

Anytime

+1100

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton)

First

+400

Anytime

+1200

Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)

First

+420

Anytime

+1150

Callum Marshall (West Ham)

First

+430

Anytime

+1100

Yasin Ayari (Brighton)

First

+450

Anytime

+1200

Tomás Soucek (West Ham)

First

+525

Anytime

+1400

Crysencio Summerville (West Ham)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

First

+600

Anytime

+1700

Carlos Baleba (Brighton)

First

+600

Anytime

+1700

Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton)

First

+650

Anytime

+1800

James Milner (Brighton)

First

+700

Anytime

+1900

Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)

First

+700

Anytime

+1900

Lewis Dunk (Brighton)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-185

Under 0.5

+105

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

-105

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

-105

Callum Wilson (West Ham)

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-111

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)

Over 0.5

-149

Under 0.5

-116

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-120

Under 0.5

-143

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-154

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-154

Yasin Ayari (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+105

Under 0.5

-189

Brajan Gruda (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-192

Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-213

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+145

Under 0.5

-263

Callum Marshall (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+145

Under 0.5

-263

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

Over 1.5

+150

Under 1.5

-286

Tomás Soucek (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-278

Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-278

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-333

Crysencio Summerville (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+190

Under 0.5

-385

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+240

Under 0.5

-556

Carlos Baleba (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+240

Under 0.5

-526

Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+240

Under 0.5

-526

Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+260

Under 0.5

-588

Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham)

Over 0.5

+260

Under 0.5

-588

Lewis Dunk (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-714

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

Over 3.5

+112

Under 3.5

-

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

Over 2.5

-116

Under 2.5

-

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

Over 2.5

+106

Under 2.5

-

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

Over 2.5

+104

Under 2.5

-

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)

Over 2.5

+132

Under 2.5

-

Tomás Soucek (West Ham)

Over 1.5

+138

Under 1.5

-

Yasin Ayari (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

-

Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)

Over 1.5

+140

Under 1.5

-

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)

Over 1.5

+125

Under 1.5

-

Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-

Brajan Gruda (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-111

Under 1.5

-

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-139

Under 1.5

-

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

-

Callum Wilson (West Ham)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-278

Under 0.5

-

Crysencio Summerville (West Ham)

Over 0.5

-250

Under 0.5

-

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-143

Under 0.5

-

Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)

Over 0.5

-164

Under 0.5

-

Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham)

Over 0.5

-143

Under 0.5

-

Brighton have collected six wins, three draws and one defeat in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 2.20 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

West Ham are winless in the last five away games. The Hammers have four defeats, three wins and three draws in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

The past meeting at American Express Stadium saw Brighton defeat West Ham 3-2. The past 6 H2H meetings at American Express Stadium have included three Brighton victories, two draws and one West Ham win.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Brighton Home Stats		6-3-1	3.70	2.20	1.50	8	2	9	1
West Ham Away Stats		3-3-4	3.00	1.50	1.50	6	4	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Brighton vs West Ham Lineups & Team News

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