Brighton vs Burnley: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 3, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
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What was the result of Brighton vs Burnley?
Brighton won 2-0 on January 3, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 29′G. RutterBrighton
- 47′Y. AyariBrighton
Official lineup for Brighton vs Burnley
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 19C. Kostoulas
- 22K. Mitoma
- 10G. Rutter
- 8B. Gruda
- 25D. Gómez
- 26Y. Ayari
- 24F. Kadıoğlu
- 5L. Dunk
- 6J. van Hecke
- 34J. Veltman
- 1B. Verbruggen
Burnley
5-4-1- 27A. Broja
- 11J. Anthony
- 16Florentino
- 8L. Ugochukwu
- 7J. Bruun Larsen
- 23Lucas Pires
- 12B. Humphreys
- 18H. Ekdal
- 29J. Laurent
- 2K. Walker
- 1M. Dúbravka
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Burnley have 2, 2 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | West Ham(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Arsenal(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Sunderland(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Liverpool(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 7, 2025 | West Ham(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Newcastle(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Everton(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Bournemouth(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Fulham(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Newcastle(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 4 draws, 1 Burnley win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2024 | Burnley 1-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Brighton 1-1 Burnley | Premier League |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Brighton 0-3 Burnley | Premier League |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Burnley 1-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Burnley 1-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Brighton 0-0 Burnley | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Brighton score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 1.1 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Burnley | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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