Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield United have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-3-2.
The home team returns to American Express Community Stadium after sharing the points with Crystal Palace (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. In the match before that, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers and drew the game 2-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brighton & Hove Albion have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 3.
A decent goal production from Brighton & Hove Albion in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield United form and stats
The visitors are W2-D6-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Sheffield United are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 17 in a row without losing.
Sheffield United are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League against Aston Villa (placed 17th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Norwich City with the score of 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Sheffield United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Sheffield United, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Sheffield United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Sheffield United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 0 Brighton & Hove Albion victories, 0 draws and 2 Sheffield United wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
N. Maupay
7 goals
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L. Mousset
5 goals
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J. Fleck
4 goals
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Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
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| Brighton & Hove Albion | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 71% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 220 | 113 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 72 | 179 |
| 75 | 34 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 26 | 64 |
| 28% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 38% | 33% |
- All of Brighton & Hove Albion's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sheffield United have not yet lost a game away.
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
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