Home advantage could prove decisive in Brighton & Hove Albion - Leeds United battle

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium (30750 seats)

Another appealing fixture in the Premier League. Brighton & Hove Albion is in the 5th position from participating in three matches. They host Leeds United who are placed 3rd from three matches.

Insights:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League

It's no vacation for neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Leeds United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

The first Premier League game here at The American Express Community Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Brighton & Hove Albion's home game statistics were 5 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Robert Lynch Sanchez not having conceded a league goal in 202 minutes.

Brighton & Hove Albion are returning here after guesting Forest Green Rovers in a Carabao Cup match and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Ferguson, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.32 (out of 10). Ferguson scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting West Ham United.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brighton handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Brighton & Hove Albion as they are travelling to their away game against Fulham in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Brighton & Hove Albion at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Leeds United form and stats

One match played away so far in the Premier League for Leeds United and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses from 19 games.

The regulars enjoyed Leeds United's previous fixture versus Barnsley, a Carabao Cup win (3-1) played at home. Midfield player Klich was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.53/10. Klich scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Chelsea in the Premier League.

Leeds are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Everton in just three days.

It's early days yet, but Leeds United has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Brighton & Hove Albion have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (2-2-0) against Leeds United.

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedRodrigo
Rodrigo
4 goals
Brighton & Hove AlbionP. Groß
P. Groß
2 goals
BrightonA. Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
1 goals

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Leeds United missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored S 0 2 7
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
67% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5
4.7 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 4
1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 12
3.7 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.7
36% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 50%
 
11.3 5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 14.7
3 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion Last season Leeds United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 5   Won W   5 9
15 7   Drew D   5 11
11 7   Lost L   9 18
42 19   Scored S   23 42
44 23   Conceded C   41 79
89% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 95%
82% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
34% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 66%
16% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 37%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   37% 24%
47% 37%   BTTS BTTS   58% 58%
29% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 13%
34% 47%   Failed to Score F T   37% 34%
 
5.3 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.5
5.6 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.8
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.7
2 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
12.7 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 12.9
3.8 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4
29% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
12.7 12.2   Shots against (avg) S A   16.1 15.3
4.1 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.4 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 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 7 9
2 Manchester City 3 2 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 6 7
3 Leeds United 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 7
4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 7
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
6 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
7 Fulham 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Brentford 3 1 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 4
9 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
10 Nottingham Forest 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
11 Southampton 3 1 1 1 5 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 4
12 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 4
13 Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 3
14 Manchester United 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 3
15 AFC Bournemouth 3 1 0 2 2 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 3
16 Liverpool 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
17 Everton 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
19 Leicester City 3 0 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -3 1
20 West Ham United 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season 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 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.