Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs. Leicester City FC 9/19/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 09/17/2021 at 5:47 PM ET

Brighton & Hove Albion host Leicester City on Sunday in an English Premier League matchday 5 fixture. Brighton & Hove Albion is sixth in the top-flight English league table at 3-0-1 on 9 points with a goal difference of +2. BHA defeated Brentford 1-0 on the road as Leandro Trossard scored late for the winner in a defensive struggle between the two EPL clubs.

Brighton & Hove Albion has four victories and one loss in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored seven goals and conceded three. Brighton & Hove Albion’s backline and goalkeepers have three clean sheets in the last four matches. Neal Maupay is the leading goal scorer for BHA with two, while three others have scored one goal apiece. Pascal Gross is the leader in assists with two and three others have won apiece.

Leicester City is ninth in the top flight English league table at 2-0-2 on 6 points with a goal difference of -2. Leicester City battled at home on Thursday to a 2-2 draw with Napoli in the first match of the Group Stage in the Europa League. In Leicester City's most recent English Premier League fixture the Foxes were defeated at home by Manchester City 1-0.

Leicester City has two victories, one draw and two losses in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored six goals and conceded eight. Jamie Vardy is the leading goal scorer for Leicester City in English Premier League action with two, while Youri Tielemans and Marc Albrighton each have scored one. Ricardo Pereira is the leader in assists with two.

In two matches during 2021, Leicester City defeated Brighton & Hove Albion on both occasions, winning at home 1-0 and at BHA 2-1. Leicester City is coming off a tough 2-2 draw on Thursday against Napoli in the Europa League and will be tired from that outing and playing on the road will be at a disadvantage. Look for BHA to contain Jamie Vardy up front and with a late winner pick up all three points at home. Final Score Prediction, Brighton & Hove Albion wins 1-0

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