Premier League 26/27 · 13 Sep 2026

Coventry City 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 54%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pascal Groß, 80.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jack Rudoni +35.5, Bart Verbruggen +23.5, Malick Yalcouyé +21.2.

Well below it: Taiwo Awoniyi −21.4, Carl Rushworth −17.7, Maxim De Cuyper −12.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

5 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Manchester City Premier League
29 Aug 2026	L 0–1	v Hull City Premier League
25 Aug 2026	W 4–2	at Plymouth Argyle EFL Cup
21 Aug 2026	L 0–3	at Arsenal Premier League
2 May 2026	W 4–0	at Watford Championship

5 Sep 2026	D 1–1	v Leeds United Premier League
30 Aug 2026	L 3–4	at Chelsea Premier League
27 Aug 2026	W 4–0	v Tromsø IL Conference League
23 Aug 2026	W 4–0	v Aston Villa Premier League
20 Aug 2026	D 0–0	at Tromsø IL Conference League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Jack Rudoni Midfielder	73	0.33	76.0	+35.5
Bobby Thomas Defender	90	0.25	57.4	+15.6
Aurèle Amenda Defender	90	–	56.0	+2.8
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	17	0.22	52.6	–
Milan van Ewijk Defender	90	–	49.7	+20.4
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder	17	–	47.1	–
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	60	0.50	46.8	+12.1
Ethan Pinnock Defender	90	0.01	46.1	−10.8
Sidiki Cherif Forward	30	–	42.8	–
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	–	42.6	+5.2
Frank Onyeka Midfielder	73	0.03	41.2	+1.9
Matt Grimes Midfielder	84	0.04	40.5	−1.1
Victor Torp Midfielder	13	–	35.7	–
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	–	32.3	−17.7
Taiwo Awoniyi Forward	53	0.06	27.5	−21.4

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Pascal Struijk Defender	12	0	0	–	91.3	–
Ibrahim Osman Midfielder	12	0	0	0.04	87.2	–
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	1	2	0.81	80.3	+19.6
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	71.9	+23.5
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	1	0	0.03	70.1	+7.6
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder	65	1	0	0.59	68.9	+21.2
Luka Vušković Defender	78	0	0	0.10	63.7	−5.8
Chema Andrés Midfielder	25	0	1	0.20	60.3	–
Olivier Boscagli Defender	78	0	0	0.01	56.7	−3.8
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	90	1	0	0.32	56.0	+8.7
Costinha Defender	13	0	0	–	54.4	–
Matt O'Riley Midfielder	13	0	0	–	53.3	–
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	84	1	0	0.41	51.3	+4.3
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	90	0	1	0.04	49.1	−12.7
Diego Gómez Midfielder	84	0	0	0.13	45.1	−7.2
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0	–	34.6	−11.7