What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Brighton lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Brighton +1.00, Brentford -0.33.
- Points per game over the last five: Brighton 2.40, Brentford 1.20.
- Attack: Brighton xG per match 2.02, 17.5 shots, 3.2 big chances created; Brentford xG per match 1.42, 11.8 shots, 2.6 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Brighton 1.01, Brentford 1.75; shots on target faced 7.0 vs 9.6, big chances faced 1.0 vs 2.2.
- Running: Brighton 114.4 km, Brentford 118.5 km; sprints 105 vs 128.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Goals conceded per match
0.40
vs 1.40
· Edge 71.4%
Big chances faced per match
1.0
vs 2.2
· Edge 54.5%
Points per game
2.40
vs 1.20
· Edge 50.0%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Sprints per match
128
vs 105
· Edge 17.9%
Distance covered per match (km)
118.5 km
vs 114.4 km
· Edge 3.4%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Brighton
|
Metric |
Brentford
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 2.40 | Points per game | 1.20 |
| 3.00 | Goals per match | 1.80 |
| 0.40 | Goals conceded per match | 1.40 |
| 2.11 | Expected points per game | 1.16 |
| Attack | ||
| 2.02 | xG per match | 1.42 |
| 17.5 | Shots per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 11.8 |
| 10.0 | Shots on target per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 7.4 |
| 3.2 | Big chances created per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 2.6 |
| 57.2% | Possession 4 / 5 matches with data | 46.0% |
| 6.6 | Deep completions per match | 7.2 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.01 | xGA per match | 1.75 |
| 11.2 | Shots faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 17.0 |
| 7.0 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 9.6 |
| 1.0 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 2.2 |
| 7.0 | Deep completions allowed per match | 11.0 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| 114.4 km | Distance covered per match (km) 4 / 5 matches with data | 118.5 km |
| 105 | Sprints per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 128 |
| 25.4 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 25.6 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Brighton 8
- Chema Andrés Injury Back in training
- Evan Ferguson Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Femi Azeez Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Ferdi Kadioglu Injury Back in training
- Kaoru Mitoma Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Pascal Struijk Injury Back in training
- Stefanos Tzimas Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Zadok Yohanna Injury Expected back early November 2026
Brentford 3
- Antoni Milambo Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Joshua Dasilva Injury Expected back in about a week
- Rico Henry Injury Expected back early November 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.