Brighton have not found the back of the net since November and there is not much to suggest that will change against the reigning champions, who are expected to collect three points on Sunday.
Chelsea cannot afford to drop many more points in the WSL, already chasing leaders Arsenal, and so that mindset with the visitors is likely to produce a strong performance from Hayes's side.
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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 Chelsea Women win with a probability of 82.94%. A draw had a probability of 11.7% and a win for Brighton & Hove Albion Women had a probability of 5.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea Women win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (12.36%) and 0-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.58%), while for a Brighton & Hove Albion Women win it was 1-0 (2%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.
