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Leeds United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Leeds United won 1–0.

Shots
718
Shots on target
18
Expected goals
0.972.46
Possession
34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leeds beat Brighton 1–0. Recorded in this match (Leeds – Brighton): shots 7–18, shots on target 1–8, expected goals 0.97–2.46, possession 34%–66%. 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.

Leeds's recent record differs from the season

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Leeds's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.32 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 for2 goals/match1.32 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Brighton have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.5%PossessionLeeds · Brighton● 54.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLeedsBrightonBaseline
Possession45.5%54.2%50.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots18 shotsLeeds United 7 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 18 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot8 shotsLeeds United 1 shot, Brighton & Hove Albion 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.97 xG2.46 xGLeeds United 0.97 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.46 xG
  • Possession34%66%Leeds United 34%, Brighton & Hove Albion 66%
  • Corners7 corners8 cornersLeeds United 7 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 8 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls6 foulsLeeds United 9 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsLeeds United 1 card, Brighton & Hove Albion 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Leeds United
3Draws
2Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — Leeds United · Premier League3–0
Leeds United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Leeds United · Premier League1–0
Leeds United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Leeds United · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leeds United favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leeds United37 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion37 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored37/37▲ 1.41 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲ 1.16 goals/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲ 1.82 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots37/3713 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target37/37▲ 4.7 shots/match
45.5%Possession37/37● 54.2%
4.43 corners/matchCorners37/37● 5 corners/match
1.68 cards/matchCards31/292.48 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls37/3711.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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