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

Game details

West Ham United played against Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 30, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

West Ham United has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Brighton & Hove Albion has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

West Ham United scores 1.06 goals per game and allows 2.00. Brighton & Hove Albion scores 1.44 and allows 1.39. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of West Ham United's games and 67% of Brighton & Hove Albion's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 56%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion has the higher season xG average, 1.54 to 1.18 per game. West Ham United takes 10.0 shots per game, while Brighton & Hove Albion takes 13.3.

First-half and second-half trends

West Ham United leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.61 goals per game after halftime. Brighton & Hove Albion leads at halftime in 22% and scores 1.06 after halftime.

When the teams score

West Ham United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Brighton & Hove Albion, it is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

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-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.06Goals scored / game1.44
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
2Goals allowed / game1.39
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
42%Average possession52%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3.5Shots on target / game4.44
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10Shots per game13.33
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3.5Shots on target4.44
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
10.6%Shot conversion10.8%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
42%Possession52%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.18xG for1.54
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.79xG against1.46
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Shooting quality

West Ham United: BalancedBrighton & Hove Albion: Balanced
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

West Ham United
DDLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
17% W22% D61% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-11
0.72 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-7
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Brighton & Hove Albion
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-6
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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 36% better for: goals scored per game.

1.06 goals / game - West Ham United · 1.44 goals / game - Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion is 44% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - West Ham United · 1.39 goals / game - Brighton & Hove Albion

West Ham United scoring profile: strong

West Ham United scores in 61% of games (11 of 18 meczów), while Brighton & Hove Albion keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

Brighton & Hove Albion scoring profile: very strong

Brighton & Hove Albion scores in 78% of games (14 of 18 meczów), while West Ham United keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)26
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
36Goals conceded (season)25
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
3.06Average goals per game2.83
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
4Goals scored (last 5)5
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
9Goals conceded (last 5)9
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal78%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
28%2 goals50%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
17%3 goals17%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0%4 goals0%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal78%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
67%2 goals39%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
28%3 goals11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
6%4 goals11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

67%
Brighton & Hove Albion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 18 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
6%BTTS in both halves6%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
11%Scored in both halves22%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
60%BTTS - last 560%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

Game 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
17% leading44% draw39% trailing
Brighton & Hove Albion - half-time state
22% leading28% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.94Points per game (1st half)0.94
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.39
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.11
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
44%Clean sheet before half-time39%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
72%No goal before half-time72%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.44
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.22Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.72
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
22%Clean sheet after half-time44%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion
56%No goal after half-time28%
West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

West Ham United - second-half results

28% W17% D56% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 17%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Brighton & Hove Albion - second-half results

33% W44% D22% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

West Ham United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.40
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Brighton & Hove Albion - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.60
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

West Ham United
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
1
2
16-30
4
6
31-45
1
7
46-60
2
7
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Brighton & Hove Albion
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
6
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
6
3
61-75
11
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.95
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

West Ham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
165%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

Brighton & Hove Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.93
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games 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 per game 3.062.79 2.83
Both teams scored 56%53% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%56% 56%
Clean sheets 6%26% 22%
Goal before half-time 61%72% 78%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 89%

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

2.79
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. West Ham UnitedYellow cardJarrod Bowen
  2. Brighton & Hove AlbionGoalDaniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
  3. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardDaniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
  4. West Ham UnitedYellow cardMateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes
  5. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardJames Philip Milner
  6. West Ham UnitedYellow cardMaximilian William Kilman
  7. West Ham UnitedSubstitutionOn: Konstantinos MavropanosOff: Jean-Clair Todibo
  8. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardLewis Carl Dunk
  9. Brighton & Hove AlbionGoalJoël Ivo Veltman
  10. West Ham UnitedSubstitutionOn: Tomáš SoučekOff: Soungoutou Magassa
  11. Brighton & Hove AlbionSubstitutionOn: Charalampos KostoulasOff: Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
  12. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardCharalampos Kostoulas
  13. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardJan Paul van Hecke

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Michael SalisburyMatches officiated: 14
4.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins36%Draws14%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from West Ham United's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Brighton & Hove Albion. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

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 1.06 goals per game on average and Brighton & Hove Albion 1.44. The Premier League average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 56% of West Ham United's matches and 67% 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 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2-3 (0.40 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.