By Simon Leyland
Our favourite anoraks at OPTA have put the following data together for your pleasure and edification
Brighton and West Ham played each other sixteen times.
Brighton won 6 and the Irons have won 3 and 7 matches ended in a draw.
Brighton this season have averaged 1.94 goals per match. Whilst we have averaged a paltry 1.39 goals per match thus far
MATCH STATISTICS (AVERAGE PER GAME)
Name | Brighton | West Ham |
Possession | 53.09% | 42.15% |
Goals per match | 1.94 | 1.39 |
Yellow cards per game | 1.15 | 0.70 |
Red cards per game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Shots per game | 13.39 | 11.93 |
Shots on goal per game | 5.13 | 3.52 |
Passes per game | 408.70 | 296.22 |
Completed passes | 83.29% | 78.88% |
Offsides per game | 1.26 | 1.15 |
Team corners per game | 5.35 | 5.19 |
Corners per game | 8.70 | 9.44 |
Our last victory at the Amex was in fact our first visit to the newly built arena and came way back in October 2011, courtesy of a goal by Kevin Nolan.
But since then in five visits we have lost three times and drawn twice . It is no better at home either, with just a single win in seven meetings on our hallowed ground
But hoodoos are there to be broken and Saturday would be as good a time as any to break this particular one!
COYI