Liverpool vs Brighton

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 2 · Brighton 17
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.17
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 58%
Draws 21%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (22-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (70%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 17-2-0

Goals For / Against

55 / 10
Avg: 2.89 / 0.53

Points

53
Avg: 2.79

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

1
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-4-12

Goals For / Against

16 / 32
Avg: 0.84 / 1.68

Points

13
Avg: 0.68

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.79
PPG
0.68
2.89
GF
0.84
0.53
GA
1.68
63%
O2.5
53%
37%
BTTS
53%
74%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Liverpool rank2nd
Brighton rank17th
Liverpool points97
Brighton points36
Liverpool: #2 · 97 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 61 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #17 · 36 pts · GD -25
61 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
61-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals15-3
Record5-0-0
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

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%
Liverpool clean sheet at home63%
Brighton score away58%
Brighton clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first74%
Liverpool win after scoring first93%
Brighton score first26%
Brighton win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Brighton 23%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 24.6' · Brighton 22.6'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.89 vs 1.57
Liverpool concede at home0.53 vs 1.25
Brighton score away0.84 vs 1.25
Brighton concede away1.68 vs 1.57
Liverpool score 85% above league average, while Brighton score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 58% below league average at home, and Brighton are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
16-30 12
46-60 12
61-75 7
0-15 6
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
22
6
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
16
4
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
8
14
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
765
327
Passes Accurate
669
238
Passes %
87%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Mohamed Salah
Normal Goal · Assist: Roberto Firmino
60'
60' L. Balogun
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ N. Keïta
1st substitution · For: J. Henderson
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ S. March
1st substitution · For: J. Locadia
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Knockaert
2nd substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh
77'
77' T. Alexander-Arnold
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ S. Mané
2nd substitution · For: Daniel Andre Sturridge
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Y. Bissouma
3rd substitution · For: P. Groß
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ T. Alexander-Arnold
3rd substitution · For: J. Matip

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

Liverpool beat Brighton 1-0 on Saturday, 25 August 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 23' when Mohamed Salah scored, with the assist credited to Roberto Firmino, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. L. Balogun received a yellow card for Brighton at 60'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 67', with N. Keïta replacing J. Henderson. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 75', with S. March replacing J. Locadia. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with A. Knockaert replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. T. Alexander-Arnold received a yellow card for Liverpool at 77'. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 80', with S. Mané replacing Daniel Andre Sturridge. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Y. Bissouma replacing P. Groß. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. Alexander-Arnold replacing J. Matip.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Liverpool got 1 yellow card, while Brighton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (22-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (70%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins10
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals12 (66.7%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Liverpool vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season