Brighton vs Fulham Prediction: 9/4 looks good value for Rutter strike

Brighton & Hove Albion open their 2025/26 Premier League campaign against Fulham on Saturday afternoon (15:00 BST) at the Amex Stadium.

Fabian Hurzeler begins his second year in charge in East Sussex after guiding the Seagulls to eighth place last year, while Marco Silva's men managed to pick up 28 points on the road last term - the eighth-best away record in the division. Read on for our Brighton vs Fulham predictions, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Brighton are likely to be without Solly March, Adam Webster and Julio Enciso, who are all sidelined with knee injuries, while Jack Hinshelwood will be assessed before kick-off.

Key midfielder Carlos Baleba, who continues to be linked with a big-money move to Manchester United, missed Brighton's final three pre-season fixtures with a knee problem, so his availability remains unclear.

Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck are expected to start in the final third for the Seagulls, and summer signing Maxim De Cuyper could be handed his Premier League debut.

As for the visitors, Antonee Robinson remains sidelined after undergoing knee surgery in May, so Ryan Sessegnon is likely to start at left-back despite being taken off in last weekend's friendly win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Emile Smith Rowe looks set to be deployed in the number 10 role, with Harry Wilson and Alex Iwobi expected to start on the flanks. Rodrigo Muniz is reportedly in contention to play, even though he is allegedly keen to join Italian side Atalanta, however Raul Jimenez may be given the nod up front.

Brighton vs Fulham Odds

Brighton are 19/20 favourites, giving them an implied win probability of 51.3%, while Fulham are 3/1 and the draw is available to back at 11/4.

Stefanos Tzimas currently leads the anytime goalscorer market, along with Danny Welbeck, at 13/8, while Jimenez is shortest-priced for the visitors at 21/10.

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals @ 1/1

We're expecting the goals to flow at the Amex on Saturday as both sides were top of the BTTS charts last season.

Brighton and Fulham both found the net in 27 of their respective 38 games during the 2024/25 campaign, which included both meetings between the pair, where the Seagulls bagged three and the Cottagers netted four times.

Despite losing Joao Pedro, Brighton have a wealth of attacking options to choose from, and they've scored at least twice in all five of their pre-season friendlies. It's been a similar story for Fulham, who have netted on eight occasions across three pre-season fixtures.

In addition, 12 of the last 20 matches between these two have seen over 2.5 goals scored - and the Amex has generally been a good venue for goals in this match-up. Of the last 10 meetings hosted by Brighton, seven have seen both teams to score and six have cleared the over 2.5 goal line.

Georginio Rutter to score anytime @ 9/4

As mentioned above, the Seagulls have plenty of attacking talent at their disposal including Georginio Rutter, who enjoyed a decent debut season in East Sussex last year.

The 23-year-old finished the 2024/25 campaign strongly, scoring five and assisting two goals in his final 13 competitive appearances, and that form has continued into pre-season, as the Frenchman has netted twice for Hurzeler’s side over the summer.

We think the former Leeds United forward can hit the ground running to start the new campaign and grab himself a goal this weekend.

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