Leeds United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Leeds United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Elland Road.
- Leeds United FC 38 games · 47 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
46 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W 11 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–1 D 01 May Burnley FC H 3–1 W 26 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–1 L 22 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D 18 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Leeds United FC A 0–1 L 09 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 02 May Newcastle United FC A 1–3 L 21 Apr Chelsea FC H 3–0 W 18 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Burnley FC A 2–0 W Season Stats
Leeds United FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC #14 Position #8 47 Points 53 38 Played 38 11 / 14 / 13 W / D / L 14 / 11 / 13 49 Scored 52 56 Conceded 46 -7 GD +6 1.24 PPG 1.39 29% Win % 37% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Leeds United FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonLeeds United FC are 14th (47 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (53 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Leeds United FC0-152/–16-303/–31-45–/–46-602/261-751/376+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededBrighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Elland Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ao Tanaka suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastiaan Bornauw, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' Leeds United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Lewis Dunk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' Leeds United FC is showing some good football. However, Leeds United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 357 games and scored 532 goals.
- 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Welbeck made 411 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 90' It’s a booking for Leeds United FC player. Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets a card.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Leeds United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Leeds United FC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 4
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 26
- 24
- 22
- 15
- 23
- 11
- 18
Bench
- 1
- 8
- 25
- 14
- 10
- 29
- 65
- 47
- 51
Coach Daniel FarkeBrighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 18
- 5
- 30
- 34
- 6
- 1
- 29
- 17
- 13
- 11
Bench
- 20
- 23
- 33
- 10
- 21
- 26
- 7
- 25
- 19
Coach Fabian Hürzeler -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Danny Welbeck 2 Pascal Gross 2 Pascal Struijk 1 Jack Harrison 1 Patrick Bamford 1 Solomon March 1 Jack Harrison 1 Alexis Mac Allister 1 Head to Head
Leeds United FC Form
2026-05-17 Leeds United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-05-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2026-05-01 Leeds United FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2026-04-22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2026-04-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC WBrighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2026-05-17 Leeds United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-05-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W 2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burnley FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.4 Leeds United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGI would bet for: Leeds United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Leeds United FC or Draw 71%Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 57%Leeds United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.5%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 7.2%2 – 0 7.1%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.3%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC
Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✗Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.