It's time for Premier League 2 Division One and Brighton U21 - Blackburn Rovers U21. In this article you'll find numbers, previous results, numbercrunching, tendencies and stories!
- Brighton U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League 2 Division One
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brighton U21 form and stats
Brighton U21 have collected 12 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 3-3-2.
No payout for Brighton U21 in their previous match, an away game at Tottenham U21 that ended in defeat 1-3.
Before that, Brighton U21 had a home game versus Leicester U21 which ended with a victory 3-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Brighton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 latest league games shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each side.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Brighton U21's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Blackburn Rovers U21 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Blackburn Rovers U21 so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose).
Blackburn's previous game was their home loss versus Chelsea U21 (2-3). Late heartbreak for Blackburn Rovers U21 in the Chelsea U21 match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Previously, the Premier League Cup win away at Huddersfield Town U21. We have checked recent matches where Blackburn Rovers U21 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this team's 13 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
As for defending, Blackburn rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score Blackburn Rovers U21 - Brighton U21 1-2 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Leonard 7 goals |  A. Moran 6 goals |
Brighton U21 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U21 missing players
| Brighton U21 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 31 | 18 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 81% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 56% |
| 6% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 44% | 38% |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.6 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 43% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 36% | 41% |
| 12.1 | 9 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.2 | 15.2 | 14.7 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
- All of Brighton U21's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blackburn Rovers U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Blackburn Rovers U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brighton U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brighton U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Brighton U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 35 |
| 2 | Chelsea U21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United U21 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 7 | Fulham U21 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | Everton U21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Brighton U21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | West Ham United U21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 18 |
| 11 | Wolves U21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Leicester U21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 11 |
