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After a 4-0 thrashing of Aston Villa in their Premier League opener, Brighton & Hove Albion return to the Amex Stadium to play the second leg of their Conference League play-off against Tromso IL on Thursday night.
The Seagulls drew 0-0 in Norway in the first leg, and so a win here would see them through to the league phase.
Meanwhile, Tromso also had a comfortable win in domestic action last weekend, thumping Ulfstind 5-0 away from home.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Tromso IL key stats
- Brighton have won four of their last five games in all competitions (D1).
- Tromso have won just once in three matches across all competitions (D1, L1).
- Tromso last played in the knockout stage of European competition in 2013/14.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Tromso IL preview: Brighton to breeze through?
Brighton vs Tromso — Tale of the Tape
| Brighton | vs | Tromso |
|---|---|---|
| 1st (Premier League) | Position | 3rd (Eliteserien) |
| 3 | Points | 34 |
| 4 | Goals For | 34 |
| 0 | Goals Against | 20 |
| 1 | Clean Sheets | 8 |
| 1st | Home / Away Rank | 3rd |
Brighton could not have gotten off to a better start in the Premier League than beating Europa League champions Aston Villa 4-0.
Albeit after just one round of fixtures, they sit top of the table, and now their focus will be on qualifying for the Conference League proper.
Fabian Hurzeler may choose to stick to a similar XI from the weekend, which should be enough to get through.
Kaoru Mitoma, Stefanos Tzimas, Yankuba Minteh and Evan Ferguson are all injured though, although Promise David could make his first start since signing from the club.
As for Tromso, Leo Cornic is their main fitness doubt, but otherwise they have a strong squad to choose from.
Jorgen Vik is on a mission to qualify the visitors for European football for the first time in 13 seasons, but he knows how tough the task at hand is.
The previous two winners of the Conference League have been from the Premier League, and despite holding them to a draw in the first leg, Brighton will be big favourites here.
Should this end in defeat, Tromso can concentrate on their domestic league, where they sit in third after finishing in the same position last season.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Tromso IL form guide & betting tips
| Brighton | vs | Tromso |
|---|---|---|
WWWDW |
Form | WWLDW |
| 12 | Goals For | 14 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 4 |
D |
Conference League | WWD |
Whispers predicts: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Tromso IL
Brighton are 1/6 (1.17) favourites to win, but while we agree with the bookies, we want to explore more ambitious bets.
Brighton to win (-2 handicap) at 23/20 (2.15) offers much better value, and given their thrashing of Villa and the fact Tromso conceded three goals in their last defeat, we feel this could come through.
BTTS – No at 8/11 (1.73) is our next pick, with Brighton on a run of four successive clean sheets.
Overall, we are predicting a Correct score – 3-0 at 6/1 (7.00), which should reflect the gulf in quality between the two sides.
> BTTS – No at 8/11 (1.73) | Likelihood: Probable
> Brighton to win (-2 handicap) at 23/20 (2.15) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score – 3-0 at 6/1 (7.00) | Likelihood: Outsider