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Brighton vs Brentford: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 26, 2021 at 08:00 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex

Brighton
2-0
Brentford

Full time

What was the result of Brighton vs Brentford?

Brighton won 2-0 on December 26, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 34′L. TrossardBrighton
  • 42′N. MaupayBrighton

Official lineup for Brighton vs Brentford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brighton

4-3-1-2
  1. 9N. Maupay
  2. 11L. Trossard
  1. 12E. Mwepu
  1. 10A. Mac Allister
  2. 15J. Moder
  3. 14A. Lallana
  1. 2T. Lamptey
  2. 3Marc Cucurella
  3. 33D. Burn
  4. 4A. Webster
  1. 1Robert Sánchez

Brentford

3-5-2
  1. 19B. Mbeumo
  2. 17I. Toney
  1. 26S. Baptiste
  2. 8M. Jensen
  3. 7Sergi Canós
  4. 6C. Nørgaard
  5. 2D. Thompson
  1. 5E. Pinnock
  2. 29M. Bech
  3. 18P. Jansson
  1. 40Álvaro Fernández
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats; Brentford have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 15, 2021Wolves(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 4, 2021Southampton(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2021West Ham(away)1-1Premier League
Nov 27, 2021Leeds(home)0-0Premier League
Nov 20, 2021Aston Villa(away)0-2Premier League
Brentford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2021Chelsea(home)0-2League Cup
Dec 10, 2021Watford(home)2-1Premier League
Dec 5, 2021Leeds(away)2-2Premier League
Dec 2, 2021Tottenham(away)0-2Premier League
Nov 28, 2021Everton(home)1-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Brighton wins, 2 draws, 2 Brentford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 11, 2021Brentford 0-1 BrightonPremier League
Feb 5, 2017Brentford 3-3 BrightonChampionship
Sep 10, 2016Brighton 0-2 BrentfordChampionship
Feb 5, 2016Brighton 3-0 BrentfordChampionship
Dec 26, 2015Brentford 0-0 BrightonChampionship
Jan 17, 2015Brighton 0-1 BrentfordChampionship

Last archived meeting: Brentford vs Brighton on Sep 11, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Brighton score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 1.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brighton0.91.158/154/15
Brentford1.81.539/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Brighton sit 3rd in Premier League (16 points from 8 matches) and Brentford sit 6th (11 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Brighton851223716
6Brentford825114911

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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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