Brighton vs Brentford Prediction

Contrasting styles in recent matches

Brighton's last 20 matches across all competitions show plenty of goals and plenty of wins, with 13 victories and 45 goals scored in that spell. It's a mixed sample that includes cup games and a Conference League run, so it's not purely Premier League form, but the attacking output stands out.

Brighton: 20 completed matches; Brentford: 20 completed matches.

Brighton

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

19

Difference

+29

Brentford

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

55% 11 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

24

Difference

+20

Brentford's equivalent run tells a different story. Only two defeats in 20 games is a solid base, but 11 draws in that same stretch shows a side that keeps finding ways not to lose rather than finding ways to win.

Brighton look the more likely to find the net, but Brentford's resilience means games against them often go the distance.

Comparative Team Statistics: Brighton vs Brentford

A fixture with no clear pattern

Looking back over their recent meetings, this fixture has gone both ways. Brentford won the away leg back in February, Brighton responded with a home win the previous November, and before that Brentford won big at home in April. There was also a goalless draw in the mix.

Stretch the history back further and it's much the same story, a run of meetings shared fairly evenly with no side dominating for long.

Early-season table positions

Five games in, Brighton sit third with 10 points and Brentford are just behind in fourth with 9. Brighton have won three and lost one, Brentford have won two and drawn three without losing at all.

It's an early snapshot rather than a settled picture, but there's barely a point between them right now.

Players carrying the goal threat

Kevin Schade has been Brentford's main source of goals lately with three in five matches, while Brighton's Pascal Groß has matched that tally and also leads the way for assists, suggesting he's heavily involved in their attacking play.

Brighton:

Best scorers:

P. Groß - 3

C. Kostoulas - 2

M. Yalcouyé - 2

Best assist providers:

P. Groß - 3

M. De Cuyper - 2

D. Gómez - 2

Penalty cards:

M. De Cuyper x 2

Brentford:

Best scorers:

K. Schade - 3

Penalty cards:

V. Janelt x 3

M. Sangaré x 2

Thiago x 2

On the disciplinary side, Brentford's Vitaly Janelt and Mathias Sangaré have picked up a few yellow cards recently, as has Brighton's Maxim De Cuyper, which is worth keeping an eye on given how competitive this fixture tends to be.