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Brighton vs Leicester Forecast: Seagulls expected to easily defeat vulnerable Foxes

Brighton vs Leicester Forecast: Seagulls expected to easily defeat vulnerable Foxes

Premier League relegation is approaching for Leicester, who are 15 points behind safety with only seven games remaining, and they are unlikely to receive much sympathy from a Brighton team still in pursuit of European qualification.

The Foxes have endured eight consecutive league losses without scoring a goal and their significant lack of offensive power could pose challenges at the Amex Stadium, where Brighton have suffered only three defeats in their 15 league matches this season.

The Seagulls are looking to bounce back from two recent defeats against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, and this game should provide the perfect opportunity as Leicester have only managed to secure three points from their last 10 away league games.

Team news

Brighton will be without suspended centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke, along with defenders Tariq Lamptey, Igor, Joel Veltman, and Adam Webster due to injuries.

Jason Steele, James Milner, Georginio Rutter, and Ferdi Kadioglu are also unavailable for the Seagulls.

Meanwhile, Leicester will be missing loanee Facundo Buonanotte, who is ineligible to play against his parent club, as well as injured players Issahaku Fatawu and Harry Souttar. Harry Winks remains out of favor with Foxes manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The stats

After losing six of their first eight Premier League games against Leicester, Brighton are now unbeaten in their last five encounters with the Foxes.

Leicester have lost 15 of their last 16 league games, with eight consecutive losses without scoring a single goal.

Only bottom-placed Southampton have earned fewer Premier League points away than Leicester City's eight so far this season.

Leicester City looks likely to go down to a lower league with Ruud van Nistelrooy as their coach.
Leicester City looks likely to go down to a lower league with Ruud van Nistelrooy as their coach.

Both teams have scored in each of the last eight meetings between these two sides.

Yankuba Minteh has been directly involved in seven goals in his last 10 Premier League starts for Brighton.

Prediction

Leicester have failed to score in their last eight Premier League matches, conceding at least three goals in four of those losses, indicating trouble ahead at Brighton.

While the Foxes may eventually find the back of the net this weekend, they seem unlikely to salvage anything more from the game.

In what is anticipated to be a one-sided contest, supporting Brighton to score at least three goals in what should be a comfortable win appears to be the most appealing option.

Leicester found themselves 3-0 down within 34 minutes at home against Newcastle on Monday, and with their fate almost sealed, there is little sense in just trying to limit the damage.

Brighton are still within six points of the top four, providing them with plenty of motivation to earn points, and the attack-minded Seagulls could potentially shift into a higher gear.