This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Brighton & Hove Albion at The American Express Community Stadium when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Ajax with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The visiting Ajax played their last game only four days ago, a Eredivisie match. That game was also an away game, at FC Utrecht. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The overall Premier League stats at home this season for Brighton & Hove Albion are 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Zerbi led his Brighton to a defeat away at Manchester City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The American Express Community Stadium. Dunk was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Dunk won 2 of 3 duels.
In the match before that, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Liverpool and drew the Premier League game 2-2.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Brighton home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Fulham in only three days. This game is also played here at The American Express Community Stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (13 goals in 5 games). Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 8 from these games.
Ajax form and stats
The Eredivisie season is young and Ajax have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Ajax play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 3-4 to FC Utrecht. As you can tell from the result, the match against FC Utrecht was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfield player Hlynsson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.62/10. Hlynsson scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, in the Eredivisie, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against AZ.The schedule is very tough for Ajax now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eredivisie game at PSV is waiting in only three days.
Ajax have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Ferguson 4 goals |  S. March 3 goals |  K. Mitoma 3 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Ajax missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Conceded | C | 30 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 80% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 13.7 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 12.1 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ajax | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | AZ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Heracles | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | NEC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 3 |
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