West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

West Ham United play Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League (England). The match date is 30 December 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

West Ham United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Brighton & Hove Albion: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

West Ham United scores 1.21 and concedes 1.71 goals per match. Brighton & Hove Albion scores 1.37 and concedes 1.21. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: West Ham United 53%, Brighton & Hove Albion 55%. Over 2.5: West Ham United 61%, Brighton & Hove Albion 50%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Brighton & Hove Albion has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.24. West Ham United: 10.6 shots per match, Brighton & Hove Albion: 13.0.

Match halves

West Ham United: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.66. Brighton & Hove Albion: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.84.

Goals by minute

West Ham United: 76-90+ (13 goals). Brighton & Hove Albion: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

39Possession (%)61
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
10Shots16
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
4Shots on target6
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.17xG1.88
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
5Corners5
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
35Dangerous attacks63
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
11Fouls18
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3Cards5
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.21Goals scored / match1.37
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.71Goals conceded / match1.21
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
43%Average possession54%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3.74Shots on target / match4.63
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.63Shots per match13.03
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3.74Shots on target4.63
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
11.4%Shot conversion10.5%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
43%Possession54%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.24xG for1.54
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.73xG against1.33
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Shooting quality

West Ham United: BalancedBrighton & Hove Albion: Balanced
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)35%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

West Ham United
WLLLW
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-9
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Brighton & Hove Albion
WLWLL
Season result split
37% W29% R34% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-11-13
1.39 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-9
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brighton & Hove Albion is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - West Ham United · 1.37 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.71 goals / match - West Ham United · 1.21 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

West Ham United scoring profile: strong

West Ham United scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Brighton & Hove Albion keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

Brighton & Hove Albion scoring profile: very strong

Brighton & Hove Albion scores in 76% of matches (29 of 38 matches), while West Ham United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

46Goals scored (season)52
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
65Goals conceded (season)46
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
2.92Average goals in match2.58
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
6Goals scored (last 5)7
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal76%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
37%2 goals47%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
16%3 goals13%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3%4 goals0%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal74%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
53%2 goals32%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
26%3 goals11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
5%4 goals5%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Brighton & Hove Albion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 38 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time16%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3%BTTS in both halves5%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
11%Scored in both halves29%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
40%BTTS - last 520%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

West Ham United - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing
Brighton & Hove Albion - half-time state
29% leading32% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.18
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.53
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.66
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.18
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
55%Clean sheet before half-time47%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
66%No goal before half-time61%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.55
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.66Goals scored (2nd half)0.84
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.03Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.39
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
32%Clean sheet after half-time53%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
58%No goal after half-time34%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

West Ham United - second-half results

24% W32% R45% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Brighton & Hove Albion - second-half results

39% W37% R24% P
45
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

West Ham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Brighton & Hove Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

West Ham United
ScoredConceded
9
11
0-15
3
4
16-30
9
11
31-45
4
10
46-60
8
14
61-75
13
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Brighton & Hove Albion
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
4
8
16-30
7
11
31-45
7
5
46-60
9
5
61-75
16
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

West Ham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Brighton & Hove Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

West Ham UnitedLigaBrighton & Hove Albion
Average goals in match 2.922.75 2.58
Both teams scored 53%56% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%55% 50%
Clean sheets 18%26% 26%
Goal before half-time 63%72% 76%
Goal after half-time 87%79% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: West Ham United 0 - 1 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

The Premier League match finished West Ham United 2:2 Brighton & Hove Albion. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

West Ham United score 1.21 goals per game on average and Brighton & Hove Albion 1.37. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 53% of West Ham United's matches and 55% of Brighton & Hove Albion's.

What form are West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion in?

Over the last 5 games West Ham United have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.