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    Brighton & Hove Albion vs AS Roma Prediction and Betting Tips | August 8th 2026

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    Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Serie A side AS Roma to the Amex Stadium this Saturday for a pre-season friendly before their Premier League campaign begins.

    Brighton, who will play in the UEFA Conference League this season, have only played twice this pre-season. Roma, meanwhile, finally won a pre-season match this past week after an embarrassing start to their tour of the UK.

    So can Brighton pick up a win here or will Roma come away with the spoils?

    Brighton & Hove Albion vs AS Roma Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

    • Brighton and Roma played against one another in the Europa League’s Round of 16 in the 2023-24 season, and the Italians came out on top. They beat the Seagulls 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, before Brighton came away with a modicum of pride after winning 1-0 in the return leg at the Amex.
    • Due to Brighton’s planned match with French side Annecy being cancelled, Fabien Hurzeler’s men have only played twice this summer. They have beaten Wycombe Wanderers and Strasbourg, scoring eight goals across the two matches.
    • After drawing with French side Cannes, Roma suffered an almighty upset when they were hammered 4-1 by EFL League One side Cardiff City last weekend. Thankfully for their fans, they did bounce back against an even lower-ranked side in the form of Newport County on Tuesday, running out 1-4 winners.
    • Despite their reputation as a selling club, Brighton have only lost two key players this summer, selling Jan Paul van Hecke to Tottenham and Danny Welbeck to Chelsea. Moreover, they have broken their own transfer record by paying a potential £50m to bring defensive prospect Luka Vuskovic in from Tottenham,
    • Roma’s biggest signing this summer to date is Argentine forward Santiago Castro, who has joined from Serie A rivals Bologna for a fee of €35m. Castro was able to open his scoring account for his new side against Newport this week.

    Brighton & Hove Albion vs AS Roma Prediction

    While Roma haven’t exactly fired on all cylinders this pre-season, they still have the quality in their squad to be a tough test for Brighton here. The fact that Brighton may come into this game a little undercooked may also play a part in the result.

    Overall, though, given Roma’s poor showings against Cannes and Cardiff, this one feels winnable for the Seagulls, and so the prediction is a high-scoring home win.

    Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 AS Roma

    Brighton & Hove Albion vs AS Roma Betting Tips

    Tip 1: Result – Brighton to win.

    Tip 2: Brighton to score two or more goals – Yes.

    Tip 3: Game to feature more than 2.5 goals – Yes.