Premier League · 2023Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Sheffield United

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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	Sheffield United
Shots	11 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	1.53 xG/match▲	1.07 xG/match
Possession	61%●	39%
Corners	6 corners/match●	3 corners/match
Fouls	13 fouls/match	16 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Brighton & Hove Albion's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Brighton & Hove Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Brighton & Hove Albion's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Brighton & Hove Albion's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.08 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.2 goals/match	2.08 goals/match	1.46 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Brighton & Hove Albion show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

14.3 shots/match▲ShotsBrighton & Hove Albion · Sheffield United8.75 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sheffield United	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	8.75 shots/match	13.5 shots/match
Shots against	12 shots/match	18.7 shots/match	13.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.8%●PossessionBrighton & Hove Albion · Sheffield United38%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sheffield United	Baseline
Possession	61.8%	38%	49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

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 10 of 13 directional metrics · Sheffield United in 0 · 3 too close

2.08 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 12/120.83 goals/match

1.75 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 12/122.58 goals/match

1.74 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 12/120.81 xG/match

1.45 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 12/122.22 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 12/128.75 shots/match

12 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 12/1218.7 shots/match

6 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 12/122.75 shots/match

4.5 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 12/127.42 shots/match

61.8%●Possessionseason · 12/1238%

5.42 corners/match●Cornersseason · 12/123.5 corners/match

3.67 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 12/127.08 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/1212.3 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—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/120%

100%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1267%

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 Albion92.5

Sheffield United7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Brighton & Hove Albion74.2

Sheffield United7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Brighton & Hove Albion51.7

Sheffield United2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Brighton & Hove Albion17.5

Sheffield United12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion70

Sheffield United87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion67.5

Sheffield United5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Brighton & Hove Albion71.9

Sheffield United25.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Brighton & Hove Albion12 matchesSheffield United12 matches

2.08 goals/match▲Goals scored12/120.83 goals/match

1.75 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/122.58 goals/match

1.74 xG/match▲Expected goals12/120.81 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots12/128.75 shots/match

6 shots/match▲Shots on target12/122.75 shots/match

61.8%●Possession12/1238%

5.42 corners/match●Corners12/123.5 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1212.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Brighton & Hove Albion7 matchesSheffield United6 matches

2.14 goals/match▲Goals scored7/60.67 goals/match

1.43 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/62.5 goals/match

1.99 xG/match▲Expected goals7/60.65 xG/match

17.6 shots/match▲Shots7/67.67 shots/match

6.86 shots/match▲Shots on target7/62.17 shots/match

63.6%●Possession7/640%

7.57 corners/match●Corners7/63.5 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12 fouls/matchFouls7/611.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.96 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples12 / 12home / 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: Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4