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Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: match statistics

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Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Liverpool play Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League (England). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Anfield.

Current form

Liverpool: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Brighton & Hove Albion: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Liverpool scores 1.29 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. Brighton & Hove Albion scores 3.29 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.90 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Liverpool 43%, Brighton & Hove Albion 29%. Over 2.5: Liverpool 57%, Brighton & Hove Albion 71%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Brighton & Hove Albion has higher xG: 1.93 vs 1.75. Liverpool: 15.7 shots per match, Brighton & Hove Albion: 17.9.

Match halves

Liverpool: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 1.00. Brighton & Hove Albion: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 1.71.

Goals by minute

Liverpool: 46-60 (3 goals). Brighton & Hove Albion: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.90 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.11)
(4.01)
(3.43)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1.29Goals scored / match3.29
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1.14Goals conceded / match0.71
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
56%Average possession60%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
5Shots on target / match6
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

15.71Shots per match17.86
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
5Shots on target6
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
8.2%Shot conversion18.4%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
56%Possession60%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1.75xG for1.93
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1.28xG against1.17
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

Shooting quality

Liverpool: DominantBrighton & Hove Albion: Dominant
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.55

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Brighton & Hove Albion is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Liverpool · 2.6 pts / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool
WDWLW
Season result split
43% W43% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-1
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
DDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Brighton & Hove Albion
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
71% W14% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-1
2.29 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
LWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.2Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 155% better for: goals scored per match.

1.29 goals / match - Liverpool · 3.29 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion is 61% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - Liverpool · 0.71 goals / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool scoring profile: mixed

Liverpool scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Brighton & Hove Albion keeps a clean sheet in 71% (5 of 7 matches).

Brighton & Hove Albion scoring profile: very strong

Brighton & Hove Albion scores in 100% of matches (7 of 7 matches), while Liverpool keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

9Goals scored (season)23
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
8Goals conceded (season)5
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
2.43Average goals in match4
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
5Goals scored (last 5)16
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
4Goals conceded (last 5)1
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal100%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
57%2 goals86%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%3 goals71%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%4 goals43%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal29%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
43%2 goals14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
14%3 goals14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%4 goals14%
LiverpoolBrighton & 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.

29%
Brighton & Hove Albion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 7 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%BTTS in both halves14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%Scored in both halves57%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS57%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
20%BTTS - last 520%
LiverpoolBrighton & 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.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time57%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time43%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
43%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Brighton & Hove Albion is 116% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / match - Liverpool · 1.86 pts / match - Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing
Brighton & Hove Albion - half-time state
57% leading14% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per match (1st half)1.86
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0.29Goals scored (1st half)1.57
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0.71Average goals (1st half)2.14
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
57%Clean sheet before half-time71%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
86%No goal before half-time29%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)2.71
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.71
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.14
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.86
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
57%Clean sheet after half-time86%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
43%No goal after half-time14%
LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool - second-half results

57% W29% D14% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding307%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 43%. 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

86% W14% D0% L
13
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Liverpool - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Brighton & Hove Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.003.00
Goals scored / match1.22.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+5+10
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Liverpool
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
3
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Liverpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Brighton & Hove Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.76
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.82
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.
+1.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
255%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

LiverpoolLigaBrighton & Hove Albion
Average goals in match▼ 2.432.90▲ 4.00
Both teams scored▼ 43%53%▼ 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 57%54%▲ 71%
Clean sheets▲ 43%27%▲ 71%
Goal before half-time▼ 57%61%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%83%▲ 86%

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

2.90
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.29
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Liverpool 1 - 0 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion play?

Liverpool face Brighton & Hove Albion on 25 October 2026 in Premier League at Anfield. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Liverpool won 1, Brighton & Hove Albion won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Liverpool score 1.29 goals per game on average and Brighton & Hove Albion 3.29. The Premier League average is 2.90 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Liverpool's matches and 29% of Brighton & Hove Albion's.

What form are Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion in?

Over the last 5 games Liverpool have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.