A closely-fought contest is set to be played out this weekend, although the Premier League outfit will be regarded as the slight favourites here.
If Potter is to name a strong Brighton side, then they should have enough quality to come away with victory against an Espanyol team who could be missing a number of first-team players.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a win with a probability of 50.81%. A draw has a probability of 27.7% and a win for has a probability of 21.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a win is 1-0 with a probability of 15.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (8.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (12.45%), while for a win it is 0-1 (9.01%).