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West Ham United 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion drew 2–2.

Shots
1016
Shots on target
46
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

West Ham and Brighton drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (West Ham – Brighton): shots 10–16, shots on target 4–6, possession 39%–61%, corners 5–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brighton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.43 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for West Ham, Brighton.

3.19 days ▲Rest daysWest Ham · Brighton3.19 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWest HamBrightonBaseline
Rest days3.19 days3.19 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Brighton show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

10 shots/match ▲ShotsWest Ham · Brighton13.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricWest HamBrightonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match13.5 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against15.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots16 shotsWest Ham United 10 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 16 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsWest Ham United 4 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 6 shots
  • Possession39%61%West Ham United 39%, Brighton & Hove Albion 61%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersWest Ham United 5 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls18 foulsWest Ham United 11 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsWest Ham United 3 cards, Brighton & Hove Albion 5 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1West Ham United
3Draws
1Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League3–2
West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–1
West Ham United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion — West Ham United · Premier League1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: West Ham United favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

West Ham United19 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion19 matches
1.11 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.47 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.42 goals/match
10 shots/matchShots19/19▲ 13.5 shots/match
3.53 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲ 4.53 shots/match
41.8%Possession19/19● 52.1%
5.21 corners/match ●Corners19/194.84 corners/match
1.79 cards/matchCards19/192.58 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 30 Dec 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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