Premier League · 2023Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 16:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Brighton & Hove Albion

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West Ham United

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	25 shots/match▲	12 shots/match
Shots on target	10 shots/match▲	7 shots/match
Expected goals	1.48 xG/match	3.23 xG/match▲
Possession	78%●	22%
Corners	17 corners/match●	4 corners/match
Fouls	10 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.

off target
on target
goal
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Brighton & Hove Albion: 25 shots, 10 on target, 1.47 xG. West Ham United: 12 shots, 7 on target, 3.21 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 1.47 xG · West Ham United 3.21 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share. A second useful context is: Brighton & Hove Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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

67.7%●PossessionBrighton & Hove Albion · West Ham United27.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 40.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Ham United	Baseline
Possession	67.7%	27.7%	49.3%

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

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.

22.7 shots/match▲ShotsBrighton & Hove Albion · West Ham United13.3 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	22.7 shots/match	13.3 shots/match	15.3 shots/match
Shots against	12.3 shots/match	18.7 shots/match	14.3 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.

3Brighton & Hove Albion

1Draws

0West Ham United

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

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

22 May 2022Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League3–1

1 Dec 2021West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–1

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 0 of 13 directional metrics · West Ham United in 0 · 13 too close

3 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/32.33 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31 goals/match

2.57 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/32.03 xG/match

2.28 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.78 xG/match

22.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/313.3 shots/match

12.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/318.7 shots/match

10 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/35.33 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/36.33 shots/match

67.7%●Possessionseason · 3/327.7%

8.67 corners/match●Cornersseason · 3/33.67 corners/match

5.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/312 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/311.7 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 · 3/30%

100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/3100%

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 Albion88.5

West Ham United3.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Brighton & Hove Albion96.2

West Ham United57.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Brighton & Hove Albion51.3

West Ham United34.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Brighton & Hove Albion57.7

West Ham United96.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion34.6

West Ham United65.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Brighton & Hove Albion96.2

West Ham United3.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Brighton & Hove Albion80.8

West Ham United38.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Brighton & Hove Albion3 matchesWest Ham United3 matches

3 goals/match▲Goals scored3/32.33 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲1 goals/match

2.57 xG/match▲Expected goals3/32.03 xG/match

22.7 shots/match▲Shots3/313.3 shots/match

10 shots/match▲Shots on target3/35.33 shots/match

67.7%●Possession3/327.7%

8.67 corners/match●Corners3/33.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.7 fouls/matchFouls3/311.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Brighton & Hove Albion2 matchesWest Ham United2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.04 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4