Brentford vs Brighton

0 - 2
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Gtech Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Brentford 9 · Brighton 8
Referee Stats
22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 32%
Home wins 23%
Draws 32%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brentford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-8-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 21
Avg: 1.74 / 1.11

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26
Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.05
1.74
GF
1.16
1.11
GA
1.37
58%
O2.5
42%
58%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Brentford rank9th
Brighton rank8th
Brentford points53
Brighton points53
Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3
25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6
25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brentford last 5 home

D W D D D
Points7/15
Weighted index51
Goals9-6
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Brentford score at home74%
Brentford clean sheet at home26%
Brighton score away74%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brentford score first53%
Brentford win after scoring first60%
Brighton score first32%
Brighton win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Brentford 57% · Brighton 46%
Avg first goal minute: Brentford 24.1' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Brentford score at home1.74 vs 1.53
Brentford concede at home1.11 vs 1.22
Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22
Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53
Brentford score 14% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: Brentford are 10% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Brentford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 3
46-60 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
7
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
10
3
Blocked Shots
0
1
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
428
406
Passes Accurate
337
310
Passes %
79%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
12'
12' M. Wieffer
30'
30' Goal · 0-1
D. Gómez
Normal Goal
45'
45' A. Hickey
1st substitution · For: N. Collins
45'
45' Goal · 0-2
D. Welbeck
Normal Goal
46'
46' K. Lewis-Potter
2nd substitution · For: K. Schade
46'
46' V. Janelt
3rd substitution · For: Y. Yarmolyuk
54'
54' F. Kadıoğlu
65'
65' M. Wieffer
1st substitution · For: J. Veltman
67'
67' J. Henderson
4th substitution · For: M. Damsgaard
76'
76' D. Gómez
2nd substitution · For: M. De Cuyper
81'
81' K. Ajer
5th substitution · For: R. Donovan
90'
90' J. Milner
3rd substitution · For: C. Baleba
90+2'
90+2' Y. Yarmolyuk

Brentford vs Brighton 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Gtech Community Stadium.

First half: M. Wieffer received a yellow card for Brighton at 12'. Brighton took the lead at 30' when D. Gómez scored, making the score 0-1. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 45', with A. Hickey replacing N. Collins. Brighton extended the lead at 45' when D. Welbeck scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Lewis-Potter replacing K. Schade. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 46', with V. Janelt replacing Y. Yarmolyuk. F. Kadıoğlu received a yellow card for Brighton at 54'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Wieffer replacing J. Veltman. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 67', with J. Henderson replacing M. Damsgaard. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with D. Gómez replacing M. De Cuyper. Brentford made their 5th substitution at 81', with K. Ajer replacing R. Donovan. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Milner replacing C. Baleba. Y. Yarmolyuk received a yellow card for Brentford at 90+2'.

Brentford used 5 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Brentford got 1 yellow card, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Brentford vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season