Leeds vs Brighton

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Elland Road 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Leeds 14 · Brighton 8
Referee Stats
29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 38%
Draws 24%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Brighton outshot their opponent (7-19).
  • Brighton controlled possession (66%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (1-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leeds (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 21
Avg: 1.53 / 1.11

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

6

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
1.53
GF
1.16
1.11
GA
1.37
58%
O2.5
42%
53%
BTTS
53%
58%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Leeds rank14th
Brighton rank8th
Leeds points47
Brighton points53
Leeds: #14 · 47 pts · GD -7
31 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 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.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leeds last 5 home

W W W D L
Points10/15
Weighted index84
Goals7-2
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest 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.

Leeds trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Leeds score at home74%
Leeds clean sheet at home32%
Brighton score away74%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Leeds score first58%
Leeds win after scoring first73%
Brighton score first32%
Brighton win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Leeds 50% · Brighton 46%
Avg first goal minute: Leeds 45.1' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Leeds score at home1.53 vs 1.53
Leeds concede at home1.11 vs 1.22
Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22
Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53
Leeds score level with league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: Leeds 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: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Leeds goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 6
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
0-15 0
31-45 0

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
1
8
Total Shots
7
19
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
3
15
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
34%
66%
Corner Kicks
7
8
Fouls
9
7
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
7
1
Total Passes
278
542
Passes Accurate
186
457
Passes %
67%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
7
Away
7
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ D. James
1st substitution · For: W. Gnonto
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ A. Tanaka
2nd substitution · For: S. Longstaff
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ B. Aaronson
3rd substitution · For: L. Nmecha
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ B. Aaronson
4th substitution · For: L. Nmecha
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ D. James
5th substitution · For: W. Gnonto
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ D. Welbeck
1st substitution · For: G. Rutter
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ J. Veltman
2nd substitution · For: D. Gómez
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ J. Veltman
3rd substitution · For: D. Gómez
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ D. Welbeck
4th substitution · For: G. Rutter
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Stach
6th substitution · For: J. Piroe
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ C. Baleba
5th substitution · For: Y. Ayari
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood
6th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ S. Bornauw
7th substitution · For: S. Byram
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ Y. Minteh
7th substitution · For: S. March
90+6' ⚽
⚽
90+6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Calvert-Lewin
Normal Goal
90+7'
90+7' D. Calvert-Lewin

Leeds vs Brighton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leeds beat Brighton 1-0 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Elland Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Leeds made their 1st substitution at 60', with D. James replacing W. Gnonto. Leeds made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Tanaka replacing S. Longstaff. Leeds made their 3rd substitution at 60', with B. Aaronson replacing L. Nmecha. Leeds made their 4th substitution at 60', with B. Aaronson replacing L. Nmecha. Leeds made their 5th substitution at 60', with D. James replacing W. Gnonto. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 65', with D. Welbeck replacing G. Rutter. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Veltman replacing D. Gómez. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 65', with J. Veltman replacing D. Gómez. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 65', with D. Welbeck replacing G. Rutter. Leeds made their 6th substitution at 74', with A. Stach replacing J. Piroe. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 82', with C. Baleba replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 6th substitution at 82', with J. Hinshelwood replacing C. Kostoulas. Leeds made their 7th substitution at 90+1', with S. Bornauw replacing S. Byram. Brighton made their 7th substitution at 90+3', with Y. Minteh replacing S. March. Leeds took the lead at 90+6' when D. Calvert-Lewin scored, making the score 1-0. D. Calvert-Lewin received a yellow card for Leeds at 90+7'.

Leeds used 7 substitutions while Brighton used 7 substitutions. Leeds got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Brighton outshot their opponent (7-19).
  • Brighton controlled possession (66%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (1-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (22.2%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Leeds vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season