Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction: Betting Tips, Lineups & AI Predictions

Author

Janne Kouva

Fact checker Daniela Stoeva

20 Oct 2026

Brighton's exceptional seven-match record and four wins in their last five make the away price worth backing.

Prediction

Brighton arrive at Anfield in seriously sharp form, sitting third after scoring 23 goals in seven matches and winning four of their last five. Liverpool are still priced as favourites, but the visitors' recent results are hard to ignore. My prediction is a narrow Brighton win, with goals at both ends the more likely pattern. Here's why the away side have a real case.

I think the table and the recent scorelines make Brighton impossible to dismiss here. They have 16 points from seven games, four more than Liverpool, and their goal difference is a huge plus-18 compared with Liverpool's plus-one. Their last five matches are particularly striking: four wins, one draw, 16 goals scored and only one conceded. The 5-0 win over Crystal Palace followed a 2-0 victory at Sunderland, while a 3-0 result against Arsenal shows this run is not built on one isolated big score.

Liverpool's form is respectable rather than poor, with three wins, a draw and one defeat in their last five. They beat Brentford 2-1 most recently and have collected clean-sheet wins over Bournemouth and Ipswich Town. But their two latest home results in the supplied run were a 0-0 draw with Fulham and a 0-3 defeat to Manchester City, which keeps me from treating the home price as automatic. Brighton's attacking return is the standout evidence, while Liverpool have enough recent wins to make a clean sheet for either side less convincing.

The market still puts Liverpool first at 2.14, ahead of Brighton at 3.30 and the draw at 3.88. That respect for the home side is fair, but Brighton's current output makes the away win the more interesting angle for me. I would expect Liverpool to contribute, which is why both teams to score and over 2.5 goals fit a cautious 1-2 Brighton score lean.

Brighton & Hove Albion can edge a high-scoring contest at Anfield.

Key reasons

Brighton are third with 16 points from seven matches, scoring 23 goals while conceding only five.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last five league matches, winning four and recording four clean sheets.
Liverpool have taken 10 points from their last five, but their recent results include a 0-3 home defeat to Manchester City.

Risk factors

Liverpool are the 1X2 favourites at the available prices, with the home win priced at 2.14.
Liverpool have kept three clean sheets across their last five matches, so Brighton's scoring run faces a serious test.

Liverpool

1 : 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion to win

Both teams to score: Yes

Over 2.5 Goals

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