Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder Tips, Preview

eturning to action for Brighton after a slightly disappointing international break with his national side Gambia, Yankuba Minteh will be keen to return to winning ways here. The winger looks like a strong option in the shots on target markets here, where he can be backed at 1.62 to test Matz Sels once or more.

Minteh is averaging 0.92 shots on target per 90 in the Premier League, a total which looks more impressive when considering that he only takes 1.84 shots per 90, far below the averages of fellow forwards Georginio Rutter (2.72) and Danny Welbeck (2.55). That means Minteh hits the target with exactly 50% of his shots in the league, suggesting few chances will be needed for the 20-year-old to land this selection.

He has had a shot on target in 5 of his last 6 Brighton starts, only failing to do so in the 2-2 draw away at Man City. Minteh notched 2 shots on target from 2 shots in the 7-0 defeat against Forest the last time these two sides met. After managing shots on target in that game, we should expect the same in what should be a much more competitive affair here.

We’re also backing another Brighton forward in the shots markets, this time going for the other winger in this Seagulls side, Japan international Kaoru Mitoma. Averaging slightly fewer shots on target per 90 than Minteh, at 0.82 compared to 0.92, we think it makes sense to back Mitoma to have two or more shots rather than one on target.

The 27-year-old has been in great form for Brighton of late, picking up after a relatively slow start to the season. He has three goals in his last 7 Brighton starts in all competitions, and has taken at least 2 shots in 6 of these 7 games. If we expand the range slightly, Mitoma has shot twice or more in 11 of his last 14 starts for the Seagulls in the Premier League and FA Cup.

Mitoma averages 1.83 shots per 90 in the Premier League this season, and has been strong in this competition also, shooting three times in Brighton’s Fifth Round win over Newcastle, and twice in the Fourth Round win over Chelsea. He did not have a shot in his last start against Forest, but he was subbed off at half time in that game that Brighton went on to lose 7-0.

Brighton’s Georginio Rutter is our top choice in the fouls markets. The Frenchman has one of the highest foul averages in the squad, at 1.85 fouls per 90, and comes into this game having fouled in 8 of his last 9 starts for the Seagulls, including 2 fouls in the 7-0 loss to Forest the last time these two sides met. He also fouled once in their other meeting earlier in the season.

Rutter has fouled at least once in 20 of his 22 starts for Brighton in all competitions this season, committing multiple fouls in 12 of these 22. With stats like this, backing Rutter to commit two or more fouls at a price of evens might be a worthwhile choice for those of you seeking an odds boosting option here.

He will be up against Nottingham Forest’s defensive midfield pairing of Elliot Anderson and Nicolas Dominguez, who average 1.95 and 0.84 fouls per 90, so there is every chance Rutter will continue his strong fouling streak here.

Our final selection for this bet builder is Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson to be fouled once or more. The English midfielder has been fouled in 12 of his last 13 games for Nottingham Forest, a run which includes both of their last two FA Cup games, where Anderson started on the bench and still came on to win a foul.

Across his last 11 starts for the club, Anderson has won multiple fouls in 11, and with an average of 1.95 fouls won per 90 in the Premier League, this selection, like our Rutter pick above could also be boosted to Anderson to be fouled twice or more at evens for a nice odds boost. However, sticking with one foul won at this price still offers great value.

Anderson will be up against Georginio Rutter and Carlos Baleba. Anderson, as seen above, commits 1.85 fouls per 90, whilst Baleba fouls 1.57 times per 90 in the Premier League. With Rutter and Anderson going head-to-head, a single foul from the Frenchman on Anderson would cash two selections at once, a scenario which looks very possible.