Premier League Gameweek 26 Sat, Feb 20 · 15:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton 3rd · 16 pts · 7 played
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Tottenham 16th · 6 pts · 7 played
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Away travel72 kmRest days9.8 · 9.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Brighton—%
Draw—%
Tottenham—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Falmer, East Sussex)

Forecast from 5 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Brighton and Tottenham. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

BrightonTottenham
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
87 AttackIn forecast 56
85 DefenceIn forecast 74
94 Form indexContext 58
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Brighton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Tottenham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BrightonTottenham
3.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.86
0.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
2.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+1.20 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
100% Scored inContext 43%
71% Clean sheetsContext 29%
17.86 ShotsContext 14.14
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
34% On target shareContext 27%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.57
61% Box shareContext 60%
18% ConversionContext 6%
3.50 OffsidesContext 2.86
10.71 Shots allowedContext 14.14
3.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.71
3.67 BlocksContext 4.00
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
70% Save rateContext 63%
60% PossessionIn forecast 61%
509 PassesContext 535
434 Accurate passesContext 470
85% Pass accuracyContext 88%
7.25 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.86 FoulsContext 13.86
10.29 Fouls sufferedContext 13.71
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
2.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
2.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.59 Goals minus xGContext -0.26
80% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
17.10 ShotsContext 14.40
5.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
34% On target shareContext 24%
11.10 Shots in the boxContext 9.60
65% Box shareContext 67%
15% ConversionContext 6%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.44
9.80 Shots allowedContext 12.90
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.25 BlocksContext 3.40
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
72% Save rateContext 64%
61% PossessionIn forecast 59%
518 PassesContext 510
442 Accurate passesContext 443
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.85
11.70 FoulsContext 14.20
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Brighton
Rest9.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km652 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 94 · 13 pts vs 5.2 for an average club · +4.6 vs expected
  • W18 OctH · Crystal Palace5–02.2 xPts
  • W10 OctA · Sunderland2–01.6 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Arsenal3–01.0 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Coventry5–01.7 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Leeds1–11.9 xPts
Tottenham
Rest9.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel72 km215 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 58 · 6 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · -0.0 vs expected
  • W19 OctH · Coventry3–11.8 xPts
  • D10 OctA · Manchester United1–10.7 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Aston Villa2–31.3 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Everton0–01.4 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Nottingham Forest0–00.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Brighton Tottenham
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.8Premier League 2026-2027, 10 Feb9.8Premier League 2026-2027, 10 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km72 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways652 km215 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Brighton Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Crystal Palace (H) 5–0, 18 Oct
1B. Verbruggen(G)
21O. Boscagli 5L. Dunk 44L. Vušković 24F. Kadıoğlu
14Chema Andrés 13P. Groß
29M. De Cuyper 26Y. Ayari 25D. Gómez
19C. Kostoulas
Tottenham Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Coventry (H) 3–1, 19 Oct
31A. Kinský(G)
3A. Robertson 37M. van de Ven 4T. Adarabioyo 6J. van Hecke
16S. Tonali 14A. Gray
22O. Marmoush 10J. Maddison 20M. Kudus
19D. Solanke

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Brighton Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Tottenham Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Brighton · Home 2.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
3-1-0
Scored
3.25
Conceded
0.25
Tottenham · Away 0.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.33
Conceded
1.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

OpponentBrightonTottenham
Coventry W 5–0 A W 3–1 H
Aston Villa W 4–0 H L 2–3 H
Points6 of 6 · 3.00 per game3 of 6 · 1.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

4 Brighton wins2 draws4 Tottenham wins
Goals per game1.80 – 1.60 Over 2.570% Both scored70% Clean sheets10% · 20%
  • 18 Apr 2026Tottenham2–2Brighton
  • 20 Sep 2025Brighton2–2Tottenham
  • 25 May 2025Tottenham1–4Brighton
  • 6 Oct 2024Brighton3–2Tottenham
  • 10 Feb 2024Tottenham2–1Brighton
  • 28 Dec 2023Brighton4–2Tottenham

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

BrightonTottenhamForecast
Scored per game 3.290.86
Conceded per game 0.711.43
Match goals 4.002.29
Over 1.5 100%71%
Over 2.5 71%43%
Over 3.5 57%29%
Both teams scored 29%43%
Clean sheets 71%29%
Failed to score 0%57%
Games77
BrightonTottenhamForecast
Scored per game 2.600.90
Conceded per game 0.901.30
Match goals 3.502.20
Over 1.5 90%70%
Over 2.5 70%40%
Over 3.5 40%20%
Both teams scored 20%50%
Clean sheets 60%30%
Failed to score 20%40%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

BrightonTottenhamLeague
Corners
Corners won5.716.57
Corners conceded5.004.43
Match total10.7111.009.49
Over 8.571% 5/771% 5/7
Over 9.571% 5/771% 5/7
Over 10.571% 5/757% 4/7
Cards
Cards2.291.43
Opponent cards1.572.29
Match total3.863.724.17
Over 3.557% 4/743% 3/7
Over 4.543% 3/714% 1/7
BrightonTottenhamLeague
Corners
Corners won6.117.10
Corners conceded4.784.30
Match total10.8911.409.49
Over 8.567% 6/970% 7/10
Over 9.567% 6/970% 7/10
Over 10.567% 6/960% 6/10
Cards
Cards1.701.90
Opponent cards1.502.30
Match total3.204.204.17
Over 3.540% 4/1060% 6/10
Over 4.530% 3/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Brighton7 games · scored 23 · conceded 5
4 3 0-15
2 16-30
5 1 31-45
4 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 76-90
Tottenham7 games · scored 6 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 61-75
4 1 76-90
Brighton10 games · scored 26 · conceded 9
6 3 0-15
2 16-30
5 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
6 1 76-90
Tottenham10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 6 61-75
4 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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