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Brighton vs Leicester: result 5-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 4, 2022 at 01:00 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex

Brighton
5-2
Leicester

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What was the result of Brighton vs Leicester?

Brighton won 5-2 on September 4, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 1′K. ỊheanachọLeicester
  • 10′L. ThomasBrighton (o.g.)
  • 15′M. CaicedoBrighton
  • 33′P. DakaLeicester
  • 64′L. TrossardBrighton
  • 71′A. Mac AllisterBrighton (pen.)
  • 90′A. Mac AllisterBrighton

Official lineup for Brighton vs Leicester

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brighton

3-5-2
  1. 18D. Welbeck
  2. 8E. Mwepu
  1. 11L. Trossard
  2. 25M. Caicedo
  3. 10A. Mac Allister
  4. 13P. Groß
  5. 7S. March
  1. 4A. Webster
  2. 5L. Dunk
  3. 34J. Veltman
  1. 1Robert Sánchez

Leicester

4-4-2
  1. 20P. Daka
  2. 14K. Ịheanachọ
  1. 7H. Barnes
  2. 8Y. Tielemans
  3. 42B. Soumaré
  4. 10J. Maddison
  1. 33L. Thomas
  2. 6J. Evans
  3. 25W. Ndidi
  4. 2J. Justin
  1. 1D. Ward
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Leicester have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2022Fulham(away)1-2Premier League
Aug 27, 2022Leeds(home)1-0Premier League
Aug 24, 2022Forest Green(away)3-0League Cup
Aug 21, 2022West Ham(away)2-0Premier League
Aug 13, 2022Newcastle(home)0-0Premier League
Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2022Manchester United(home)0-1Premier League
Aug 27, 2022Chelsea(away)1-2Premier League
Aug 23, 2022Stockport County(away)0-0League Cup
Aug 20, 2022Southampton(home)1-2Premier League
Aug 13, 2022Arsenal(away)2-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 2 draws, 3 Leicester wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2022Leicester 1-1 BrightonPremier League
Oct 27, 2021Leicester 2-2 BrightonLeague Cup
Sep 19, 2021Brighton 2-1 LeicesterPremier League
Mar 6, 2021Brighton 1-2 LeicesterPremier League
Feb 10, 2021Leicester 1-0 BrightonFA Cup
Dec 13, 2020Leicester 3-0 BrightonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Leicester vs Brighton on Jan 23, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Brighton score 2.1 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 2.0 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brighton2.10.677/159/15
Leicester2.01.4311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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

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