{"id":5799,"date":"2025-07-25T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2025-07-26T00:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T00:01:16","slug":"premier-league-brighton-hove-albion-vs-fulham-aug-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/premier-league-brighton-hove-albion-vs-fulham-aug-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League: Brighton Hove &#038; Albion vs. Fulham: Host\u2019s Aim For Opening Day Win (Aug 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brighton Hove &amp; Albion take on Fulham in their first game of the Premier League season, aiming for an opening day win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The away side will be hoping to spoil the party as they chase European football this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Match Result<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brighton<\/td><td>7\/8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fulham<\/td><td>10\/3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>11\/4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Win Each in Last Two Meetings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><br><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Brighton<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Draw<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goals<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>27<\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a win each in their last two meetings for these teams, with it historically being close between the pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their last fixture, Brighton won 2-1, thanks to a last-minute Joao Pedro winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want more football markets and odds? <a href=\"https:\/\/melbet.com\/en\/line\/football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bet on football<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brighton Hove &amp; Albion vs. Fulham Key Stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fulham have scored ten goals in their last five games vs. Brighton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brighton have only won one of their last five fixtures against Brighton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fulham have only lost once in their last 11 games against Brighton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brighton Hove &amp; Albion Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Brighton\" class=\"wp-image-5801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brighton.jpeg 1574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightonandhovealbion.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brighton Hove &amp; Albion<\/a> will be without Ferdi Kadioglu, who is still nursing a toe injury sustained in pre-season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seagulls will also be without Joao Pedro, who has completed a move to Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We rounded off our pre-season training camp in Spain with a comfortable 2-0 win over Las Palmas thanks to goals from Yasin Ayari and Matt O&#39;Riley. \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>&mdash; Brighton &amp; Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialBHAFC\/status\/1947372888409182276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bart Verbruggen (GK), Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul Van Hecke, Adam Webster, Igor, Maxim De Cuyper, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Solly March, Yakuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Danny Welbeck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fulham Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Fulham\" class=\"wp-image-5802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fulham-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fulham will be without three players for this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrison Reed, Rodrigo Muniz and Timothy Castagne could all miss the game as they continue to recover from pre-season injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We rounded off our pre-season training camp in Spain with a comfortable 2-0 win over Las Palmas thanks to goals from Yasin Ayari and Matt O&#39;Riley. \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>&mdash; Brighton &amp; Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialBHAFC\/status\/1947372888409182276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernd Leno (GK), Kenny Tete, Joachim Anderson, Jorge Cuenca, Antonee Robinson, Tom Cairney, Sasa Lukic, Harry Wilson, Andreas Pereira, Adama Traore, Raul Jimenez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brighton Hove &amp; Albion vs. Fulham Picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two evenly matched teams, both vying to make it into the European places this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides haven\u2019t lost many key players from the season previous so will be up and raring to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this, Fulham have been impeccable against Brighton in recent times, with their last loss being inflicted from a player the Seagulls no longer have. For that, It\u2019s Fulham\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other markets include Adama Traore to have two or more shots on goal, Raul Jimenez as anytime scorer and Danny Welbeck to score or assist at any time during the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton Hove &amp; Albion take on Fulham in their first game of the Premier League season, aiming for an opening day win. The away side will be hoping to spoil the party as they chase European football this season. 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