Brighton & Hove Albion VS Leeds United

2026/2027 Premier League, England

The American Express Community Stadium

Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion BHA

Leeds United LEE

KICKOFF :

Round 3 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Brighton & Hove Albion host Leeds United at The American Express Community Stadium in a Premier League regular season fixture during the 2026/2027 campaign. The home side currently sits second in the domestic standings while the visitors occupy ninth place. Brighton holds a narrow power advantage of 1.3 points with a score of 91.38 against Leeds United on 90.11, marking them as the stronger team on paper. Both sides share an identical form score of 16.67 as they prepare for this encounter. The match offers Brighton an opportunity to leverage home support and maintain their high league position. Leeds United will aim to disrupt the hosts and climb the table with a positive result. Tactical discipline and key individual contributions are likely to shape the outcome in this evenly matched contest.

TL;DR

Structural: Brighton & Hove Albion sit second in the Premier League table while Leeds United occupy ninth place.
Form: Both teams enter the match with identical form scores of 16.67.
Squad: Brighton & Hove Albion hold a slight power advantage of 1.3 points over Leeds United.
Efficiency: Data on efficiency metrics remains unavailable for this fixture.
Transition: Transition play details are not specified in available statistics.
Set pieces: Set piece performance data shows low confidence with proxy usage for both sides.
xVariable: The home side Brighton & Hove Albion is identified as the stronger team with a power score of 91.38.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

F. Hürzeler

D. Farke

1.82

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.82

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

1 - 0 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

91.38

90.11

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Brighton & Hove Albion

Leeds United

Power Score

91.38

90.11

League Position

Global Rank

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion — Opponent-weighted form score

Leeds United — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 2 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Brighton & Hove Albion BHA Home

2 matches

Leeds United LEE Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

-2

Expected Goals

2.82

0.40

xGA

2.82

Data last updated: 2026-08-29T01:17:37+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 Premier League, England · Round 3 · Regular Season

Stadium

The American Express Community Stadium

Capacity

31876

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

F. Hürzeler Coach

Squad ▼

Jason Steele Goalkeeper

Thomas McGill Goalkeeper

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper

Lewis Dunk Defender

Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu Defender

Pascal Struijk Defender

Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo Defender

Olivier Boscagli Defender

Michael Svoboda Defender

João Pedro Loureiro da Costa Defender

Maxim De Cuyper Defender

Mats Wieffer Defender

Eiran Joe Cashin Defender

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Jaouen Hadjam Defender

Luka Vušković Defender

Pascal Groß Midfielder

Matthew O'Riley Midfielder

Yasin Abbas Ayari Midfielder

Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder

Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla Midfielder

Malick Junior Yalcouyé Midfielder

Kaoru Mitoma Attacker

Georginio Rutter Attacker

Evan Ferguson Attacker

Ibrahim Osman Attacker

Amario Cozier-Duberry Attacker

Promise Akinpelu Attacker

Stefanos Tzimas Attacker

Yankuba Minteh Attacker

Charalampos Kostoulas Attacker

Zadok Yohanna Attacker

Manager ▼

D. Farke Coach

Squad ▼

Alex Cairns Goalkeeper

Lucas Estella Perri Goalkeeper

James Trafford Goalkeeper

James Justin Defender

Nico Elvedi Defender

Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender

Joe Rodon Defender

Jayden Bogle Defender

Jaka Bijol Defender

Tarik Muharemovic Defender

Ethan Ampadu Midfielder

Sean Longstaff Midfielder

Ao Tanaka Midfielder

Anton Stach Midfielder

Ilia Gruev Midfielder

Brenden Aaronson Midfielder

Dominic Calvert-Lewin Attacker

Daniel James Attacker

Harry Wilson Attacker

Lukas Nmecha Attacker

Noah Okafor Attacker

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Largie Ramazani Attacker

Degnand Wilfried Gnonto Attacker

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Mateo Joseph Fernández Regatillo Attacker

CONCLUSION

This Premier League clash between Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United at The American Express Community Stadium promises an intriguing battle given the narrow power differential. Brighton will seek to capitalise on their higher league standing and home advantage to secure a strong result. Leeds United arrive with ambitions to challenge the top positions and will need to match the hosts intensity throughout. With both teams displaying comparable form levels the contest could hinge on moments of quality and defensive organisation. The absence of detailed set piece and efficiency data adds an element of unpredictability to proceedings. Overall the fixture represents a key test for both sides as they navigate the demands of the 2026/2027 season.

STANDINGS

CONTEXT

TL;DR

Quality vs Volume

Open Play vs Set Play

Expected Points

Team Power Ranking

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

General Information

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CONCLUSION

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United preview

STANDINGS

CONTEXT

TL;DR

Quality vs Volume

Open Play vs Set Play

Expected Points

Team Power Ranking

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

General Information

Next Match

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CONCLUSION