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Brighton & Hove Albion

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Ham United
Shots	16 shots/match▲	12 shots/match
Shots on target	9 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.35 xG/match▲	1.25 xG/match
Possession	53%●	47%
Corners	8 corners/match●	1 corners/match
Fouls	7 fouls/match	9 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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Brighton & Hove Albion: 16 shots, 9 on target, 1.33 xG. West Ham United: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.30 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Brighton & Hove Albion 1.33 xG · West Ham United 1.30 xG.

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Brighton & Hove Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Brighton & Hove Albion show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Brighton & Hove Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.9 shots/match▲ShotsBrighton & Hove Albion · West Ham United12.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Ham United	Baseline
Shots	13.9 shots/match	12.6 shots/match	13.3 shots/match
Shots against	11.2 shots/match	15.6 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Brighton & Hove Albion

2Draws

1West Ham United

21 Dec 2024West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–1

2 Jan 2024West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League0–0

26 Aug 2023Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League1–3

4 Mar 2023Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League4–0

21 Aug 2022West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Brighton & Hove Albion favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · West Ham United in 0 · 2 too close

1.65 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 34/341.15 goals/match

1.62 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 34/341.71 goals/match

1.55 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 34/341.28 xG/match

1.41 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 34/341.58 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 34/3412.6 shots/match

11.2 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 34/3415.6 shots/match

4.91 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 34/343.79 shots/match

3.94 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 34/345 shots/match

52.7%●Possessionseason · 34/3447.7%

4.97 corners/match●Cornersseason · 34/344.06 corners/match

4.88 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 34/345.47 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3411.4 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

21%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/3418%

85%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3476%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Brighton & Hove Albion67.5

West Ham United37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Brighton & Hove Albion67.5

West Ham United27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Brighton & Hove Albion59.2

West Ham United22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Brighton & Hove Albion67.5

West Ham United57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion77.5

West Ham United57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion47.5

West Ham United27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Brighton & Hove Albion66.2

West Ham United36.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Brighton & Hove Albion34 matchesWest Ham United34 matches

1.65 goals/match▲Goals scored34/341.15 goals/match

1.62 goals/match▲Goals allowed34/341.71 goals/match

1.55 xG/match▲Expected goals34/341.28 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shots34/3412.6 shots/match

4.91 shots/match▲Shots on target34/343.79 shots/match

52.7%●Possession34/3447.7%

4.97 corners/match●Corners34/344.06 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.6 fouls/matchFouls34/3411.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Brighton & Hove Albion17 matchesWest Ham United17 matches

1.53 goals/match▲Goals scored17/171.06 goals/match

1.35 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/171.59 goals/match

1.65 xG/match▲Expected goals17/171.28 xG/match

15.3 shots/match▲Shots17/1713.8 shots/match

4.88 shots/match▲Shots on target17/173.82 shots/match

53.1%●Possession17/1746.1%

5.12 corners/match●Corners17/173.53 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1711.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples34 / 34home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4