Coventry City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction

Coventry City have won three, drawn none and lost six of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 16. That has them 16th on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, no draws and three defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Manchester City away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to Hull and a 4-2 win away at Plymouth.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. They failed to score in three of those games. At home they've won one of two recently (3 scored, 2 conceded).

So far in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have won six, drawn one and lost two of nine, with 24 goals scored and 7 conceded, good for 3rd place and 19 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, one draw and three defeats, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Leeds United; before that came a 4-3 defeat away at Chelsea and a 4-0 win at home to Aston Villa.

Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won none of two recently (3 scored, 5 conceded).

Home and away form points to Coventry City: Coventry City have won one of their last two at home, Brighton & Hove Albion none of their last two on the road. Ten points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Brighton & Hove Albion clear favourites at 50%, with Coventry City on 25% and the draw at 25%.

On goals, it expects around 2.7 in the game: 1.1 for Coventry City and 1.6 for Brighton & Hove Albion. Over 2.5 goals is 50% and both teams scoring 52%. When they last met, on 31 Dec 2011, Coventry won 2-0.