The pressure on Leicester to deliver on the pitch after failing to do so in the summer transfer window could hardly be greater, and their recent record versus Brighton can at least serve to increase the confidence of the travelling fans.
While Brighton are as resilient as ever at home, the defeat to Fulham may have rocked Potter's squad somewhat, and an altered Foxes attacking line is more than capable of firing the winless visitors to a point on the South coast.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 46.26%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 28.92% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (7.74%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 0-1 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brighton & Hove Albion would win this match.