Brighton vs Wolves Prediction: Seagulls to get back on course in quest for Europe

Brighton & Hove Albion welcome already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon (15:00) as the hosts seek to strengthen their case for European football next season.

Despite already accepting their fate as a Championship outfit next year, Wolves could move off bottom spot with a victory here. Read on for my Brighton vs Wolves predictions, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Mats Wieffer joins Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster on the Brighton treatment table, after aggravating an ankle problem against Newcastle United last time out, while James Milner, Diego Gomez and Solly March are all doubts.

As for Wolves, first-choice goalkeeper Jose Sa remains out so Daniel Bentley will continue between the sticks. Enso Gonzalez and Sam Johnstone are also sidelined for the visitors, and Ladislav Krejci is a doubt with a neck problem.

Brighton vs Wolves Odds

The hosts are 2/7 to claim all three points, giving them an implied win probability of 77.8%, the draw is 9/2 and Wolves are 10/1.

Over 2.5 goals can be backed at 8/15 and Danny Welbeck is favourite to score anytime at 3/5.

Brighton -1 @ 4/5

As mentioned in the introduction, Brighton are firmly in the hunt for the European places, and Wolves' fate has already been sealed in terms of relegation.

So, I'm backing the Seagulls here, who could potentially move up to sixth win a win, but I'm going to take them on the handicap market as an outright price of 2/7 is too short for me.

Fabian Hurzeler's side tend to perform better at home, winning eight out of their 17 matches at the Amex in comparison to just five on the road. Rob Edwards' side have nothing to play for, and they're in woeful form, so I'm tipping a comfortable Brighton win.

Jack Hinshelwood to have 2+ shots on target @ 9/4

Over his last 10 games, Jack Hinshelwood has registered 23 shots and hit the target on 10 occasions - and he's recorded at least one shot on target in seven of those appearances. With Brighton taking on a poor Wolves side here, who have the second-worst defence in the division, let's back the Brighton man to have 2+ shots on target.

The 21-year-old scored Brighton's only goal of the game against Newcastle United, and finished the game with four shots, three of them being on target. He was also denied by the woodwork at St James' Park, so he should be full of confidence heading into Saturday's contest.

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