Premier League Round 8 2026-10-25 · 14:00 UTC finished
Prediction
44% Liverpool (home)
24% Draw
31% Brighton (away)
Expected goals 1.61 — 1.33 Over 2.5 goals: 56% Both teams to score: 59%

Model: history/v2-w1460-r150. Probabilities are produced by our own model from public match data. They are not odds and not betting advice.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Liverpool Brighton
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.581.96
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.051.65
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 57
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 9.2 6.7
Matches in the last 7 days 41
Matches in the next 7 days 32
Travel to this match (km) 0347

What the data says

Match data Moderate evidence

Liverpool vs Brighton: what the data says

Home last five: 2.00 points, 1.23 xG for, 0.98 against per game. Away: 2.60 / 2.20 / 1.20.

LiverpoolBrighton
0.80 Goals conceded per match 0.20
1.2 Big chances created per match 4.0
1.00 Goals per match 3.20

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What could go against this prediction

The model's top probability for this match is below 50% (backtest hit rate for this band is 42.7%%).

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Liverpool

  • injured Conor Bradley return: Early January 2027
  • injured Dominik Szoboszlai return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Giovanni Leoni return: Late November 2026
  • injured Hugo Ekitiké return: Early January 2027
  • injured Jeremie Frimpong return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Víctor Muñoz return: doubtful

Brighton

  • injured Evan Ferguson return: Early November 2026
  • injured Femi Azeez return: Early November 2026
  • injured Kaoru Mitoma return: Late October 2026
  • injured Mats Wieffer return: Back in training
  • injured Pascal Struijk return: doubtful
  • injured Stefanos Tzimas return: Early November 2026
  • injured Yankuba Minteh return: Early November 2026
  • injured Zadok Yohanna return: Early November 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Liverpool 14 · 4 4 draws · 5 Brighton

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-03-21Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 1Liverpool
2026-02-14Liverpool 3 - 0Brighton & Hove Albion
2025-12-13Liverpool 2 - 0Brighton & Hove Albion
2025-05-19Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 2Liverpool
2024-11-02Liverpool 2 - 1Brighton & Hove Albion
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Data coverage

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