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AFC Wimbledon vs Brighton U23: result 1-2 and analysis

EFL Trophy2nd RoundKick-off on December 6, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London

AFC Wimbledon
1-2
Brighton U23

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What was the result of AFC Wimbledon vs Brighton U23?

Brighton U23 won 1-2 on December 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 38′E. ManuBrighton U23
  • 45′R. TowellBrighton U23 (pen.)
  • 68′T. BarnettAFC Wimbledon

Official lineup for AFC Wimbledon vs Brighton U23

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

AFC Wimbledon

  1. 10D. Poleon
  2. 23T. Barnett
  1. 7G. Francomb
  2. 11C. Whelpdale
  3. 16Thomas Keith Robert Beere
  4. 18Dean Parrett
  5. 28A. Egan
  1. 5W. Nightingale
  2. 22S. Kelly
  3. 31Seth Owens
  1. 24J. McDonnell

Brighton U23

  1. 19E. Manu
  1. 29R. Towell
  2. 30K. LuaLua
  3. 33Jesse Aaron Starkey
  4. 36Desmond Hutchinson
  5. 50H. Bjørdal
  6. 51W. Collar
  1. 24R. Ince
  2. 42R. Hunt
  3. 48B. Hall
  1. 1N. Mäenpää
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AFC Wimbledon have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Brighton U23 have 1, 1 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2016Curzon Ashton(away)4-3FA Cup
Nov 26, 2016Fleetwood Town(home)2-2League One
Nov 22, 2016Millwall(away)0-0League One
Nov 19, 2016Bury(home)5-1League One
Nov 15, 2016Bury(home)5-0FA Cup
Brighton U23
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 8, 2016Leyton Orient(home)1-0EFL Trophy
Oct 4, 2016Stevenage(away)2-2EFL Trophy
Aug 30, 2016Southend(away)0-2EFL Trophy

How many goals should we expect?

AFC Wimbledon score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton U23 score 1.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
AFC Wimbledon2.01.168/159/15
Brighton U231.01.311/31/3

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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2AFC Wimbledon3201676

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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