Brighton & Hove Albion Vs. Everton Prediction: Keep Ritme At Amex Stadium

JAKARTA - An interesting match will be presented at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, January 25, when Brighton & Hove Albion host Everton in the Premier League continued. Both teams won an important victory last week, which made this match a place to prove their consistency.

Brighton & Hove Albion began to rediscover their rhythm after experiencing a difficult period. Victory over Ipswich Town with a score of 2-0 at Portman Road ended eight games without a win in the Premier League. Not only that, Brighton also made a big surprise by beating Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford, their third straight win at the iconic stadium in three seasons.

Georginio Rutter and Yankuba Minteh's slick appearance in the match was in the spotlight, especially after they also performed brilliantly in their 4-0 win against Norwich City in the previous FA Cup. These positive results brought Brighton up to ninth in the standings, only three points adrift of the European zone and six points from the top four.

However, Brighton's home performance this season is still a problem. Of the 10 games at Amex, they were only able to win three. Coach Fabian Hurzeler's biggest challenge was to bring his team's consistency in home games, especially after they managed to win 3-0 over Everton at Goodison Park in the season opener. Brighton has the chance to record a double league win over Everton for the first time in history.

On the other hand, Everton is also trying to get out of the difficult times. David Moyes' team won a dramatic 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur last week, although the final score did not reflect their dominance in the first half. Everton could even lead 6-0 before Tottenham scored a goal back.

The win was Everton's first since early December, as well as ending their poor record of not having won in January for the past four years. With that result, Everton is now four points above the relegation zone.

Even so, Everton's away performance is of concern. In the last six games beyond Goodison Park, they scored only one goal. Statistics show that Everton struggled frequently in the second half, scoring only seven goals after this season's break, and 68% of the total goals they conceded occurred in the second half of the game.

Brighton faces an injury dilemma ahead of this match. Several major players such as Evan Ferguson, Mats Wieffer, Brajan Gruda, and Jack Hinshelwood have returned to training. However, the absence of Lewis Dunk and Matt O'Riley was a major blow, especially as Brighton now has only two fit centre-backs.

In addition, it is certain that Ferdi Kadioglu and James Milner will be absent until next month, while Igor will no longer play this season. Even so, kolo Mitoma, who has scored in two of his last three visits to Goodison Park, has the chance to set a record as the first Japanese player to score in three consecutive Premier League games.

Everton will most likely field the same line-up as when they beat Tottenham. Jesper Lindstrom impressed in the game, while Jake O'Brien, who plays right-back, showed solid performance despite being in an unusual position for him.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who ended his 16-match goal fasting, will spearhead Everton's attack. Moyes' absence of Armando Broja and his absence from Beto made Calvert-Lewin the mainstay. Everton also hopes banyak McNeil can return before the end of the month, while James Garner has started full training but is not yet fully ready to perform.

Brighton came into this match with high confidence after two consecutive league wins and impressive performance in the FA Cup. Support from fans at Amex Stadium will be an additional motivation for them to record three consecutive league wins for the first time in 18 months.

However, Everton had a pretty good record in their last three visits to Amex, with two wins. If they can maintain consistency in performance from the first half against Tottenham last week, Everton had a chance to at least steal a point.

Brighton are seeded for a narrow win in this match, but Everton won't just give up, especially with the momentum they just got. This match is predicted to go tight, with both teams trying to show their best performance.

Brighton & Hove Albion:Verbruggen; Veltman, Webster, Van Hecke, Estupinan; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Joao Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck

Everton:Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin