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Brighton U21 vs Birmingham City U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–13 – 2

Callum Mackley 13′Joe Belmont 34′Aidan West 76′14th

25thZaid Betteka 27′Louie Rea 90+4′

Possession
55%45%
Shots · on target in brackets
15 (8)10 (4)
Corners
96
Table · 22 v 12 pts
14th → 10th25th

Premier League 2 Division OneMatchday 16Ref S. Mulhall

Events

BRI 3–2 BIR · 5–2 yellow
  1. Full time 3–2
  2. Zach BrennanYellow card
  3. Louie Rea3–2Goal · right foot · assist Zaid Betteka
  4. Zach Brennanfor Charlie Penman
  5. Bailey Palmerfor Aidan West
  6. Matthew Haydenfor Sean Keogh
  7. Caleb SandersYellow card
  8. Aidan West3–1Goal · right foot · assist Nehemiah Oriola
  9. Jacob ParsonsYellow card
  10. Jacob Parsonsfor Harry Mills
  11. Charlie TaskerYellow card
  12. Shane NtiYellow card
  13. Joe BelmontYellow card
  14. Half-time 2–1
  15. Joe Belmont2–1Goal · right foot · assist Sean Keogh
  16. Zaid BettekaYellow card
  17. Zaid Betteka1–1Goal · right foot · assist Briar Bateman
  18. Callum Mackley1–0Goal · right foot

Lineups

Starting XIs
Brighton U21starting XIBirmingham City U21
  1. 1Steven Hall
  2. 4Ben Barclay
  3. 5Charlie Penman↓88′
  4. 6Callum MackleyG
  5. 11Sean KeoghA ↓83′
  6. 2Charlie TaskerYC
  7. 3Harry Mills↓69′
  8. 8Shane NtiYC
  9. 7Nehemiah OriolaA
  10. 9Joe BelmontG YC
  11. 10Aidan WestG ↓83′
  1. 1William O'Sullivan
  2. 2Caleb SandersYC
  3. 3Salif Bamba
  4. 4Will Burrell
  5. 5Trae Briscoe
  6. 6Louie ReaG
  7. 8Cobi Maddox
  8. 10Alezandro Da Silva
  9. 7Zaid BettekaG A YC
  10. 9Briar BatemanA
  11. 11Yusuf Ahmed
  1. 12Zach BrennanMF · YC ↑88′
  2. 14Bailey PalmerMF · ↑83′
  3. 15Matthew HaydenDF · ↑83′
  4. 16Jacob ParsonsFW · YC ↑69′
  5. 13Sebastian JensenGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Shannon Ruth · Mark KennedyG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 12Jack QuirkDF
  2. 13Shea BirminghamGK
  3. 18Álvaro Ruiz RenteFW

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

59%Model · draw 20%21%

Projected goals
2.17 – 1.21total 3.38 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 9.7%1–1 8.9%2–0 8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Brighton U21 win59%Yes
Draw20%No
Birmingham City U21 win21%No
Over 1.5 goals85%Yes
Over 2.5 goals65%Yes
Over 3.5 goals43%Yes
Both teams to score62%Yes
Brighton U21 clean sheet30%No
Birmingham City U21 clean sheet11%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 10thfrom 14th

    Brighton U21 moved from 14th to 10th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.19 → 22 points after 15 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2–1half-time

    The match stood at 2–1 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (3–2 full time).

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Brighton U216d restBIR +8d rest14d restBirmingham City U21
  1. 2-0W9 Nov
  2. 1-1D21 Nov
  3. 1-2L10 Dec
  4. 2-2D14 Dec
  5. 0-1L16 Jan
  6. 2-0W20 Jan
  7. 1-1D26 Jan
  8. 0-1L30 Jan
  9. 0-2L6 Feb
  10. 2-1W16 Feb

3-3-4goals 11:111.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-1W24 Oct
  2. 2-0W31 Oct
  3. 2-6L7 Nov
  4. 2-2D24 Nov
  5. 0-3L1 Dec
  6. 0-2L13 Dec
  7. 2-2D22 Dec
  8. 0-5L26 Jan
  9. 1-1D30 Jan
  10. 0-4L8 Feb

2-3-5goals 11:260.90pts/game

  1. AWolves U212–1
  2. HSunderland U210–2
  3. HLiverpool U210–1
  4. AManchester United U211–1
  5. HDinamo Zagreb U212–0

latest 5

  1. ATottenham U210–4
  2. HAston Villa U211–1
  3. ABlackburn Rovers U210–5
  4. AAFC Bournemouth U212–2
  5. AReading U210–2
Show older matches
  1. ASouthampton U210–1
  2. HParis Saint-Germain U212–2
  3. HReal Sociedad U211–2
  4. HBenfica U211–1
  5. HManchester City U212–0

older

  1. HHull City U210–3
  2. HAFC Bournemouth U212–2
  3. ALeicester U212–6
  4. ABurnley U212–0
  5. HNottingham Forest U212–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Brighton U21all competitionsBirmingham City U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.47Goals per game (both sides)3.8
  3. 80%Over 1.5100%
  4. 40%Over 2.580%
  5. 27%Over 3.553%
  6. 60%Both teams scored53%
  7. 13%Clean sheets7%
  8. 27%Failed to score40%
  9. Brighton U21 at home v Birmingham City U21 away
  10. 8Played9
  11. 2Won1
  12. 3Drawn1
  13. 3Lost7
  14. 9-9Goals (for-against)8-30
  15. 1.13Points per game0.44
  16. 25%Over 2.578%
  17. 25%Clean sheets11%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 5-141st-half goals (for-against)9-21
  20. 11-72nd-half goals (for-against)5-22
  21. 69%Goals after half-time36%
  22. 93%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 3-2-10Half-time W-D-L2-3-10

How we calculate this

Referee

S. Mulhall
Cards / match
4.36this match 7 (+2.64)
Yellows / match
4.15this match 7
Reds / match
0.21
Penalties / match
0.2120% of matches
Fouls / match
21.3this match 24

2.02Home 2.02 vs Away 2.13 yellows/match · 9–12 red · 1 coach card2.13

43%Results in 100 matches · draw 21%36%

home winsaway wins
With Brighton U21
1-2-1 in 4 · 2 yellows/game

Match info

Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 16 of 21
Kick-off
Referee
S. Mulhall
BRI coach
Shannon Ruth
BIR coach
Mark Kennedy

Match summary

Brighton U21 beat Birmingham City U21 3-2 in the Premier League 2 Division One, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Brighton U21 sat 14th on 19 points, while Birmingham City U21 were 25th on 12 points. Before kickoff, Brighton U21 were 14th in the table but 20th on points from the last five league games. Birmingham City U21 had gone 8 matches without a win before this one.

Goals came from Callum Mackley (13'), Joe Belmont (34') and Aidan West (76') for Brighton U21 and Zaid Betteka (27') and Louie Rea (90') for Birmingham City U21.

Brighton U21 — live results and scheduleBirmingham City U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

16 figures
Brighton U21full timeBirmingham City U21
  1. 55%Possession45%
  2. 15Shots10
  3. 8Shots on target4
  4. 9Corners6
  5. 14Fouls10
  6. 5Yellow cards2
All 16 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 109Attacks95
  3. 77Dangerous attacks63
  4. 1Offsides2
  5. 53%Shot accuracy40%
  6. 7Shots off target6
  7. Defence
  8. 3Goal kicks7
  9. 0Saves3
  10. Discipline
  11. 4Free kicks3
  12. Other
  13. 4Substitutions2
  14. 23Throw-ins24

Table after full time

Premier League 2 Division One 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Chelsea U211510-1-437:22+15311st
8Manchester City U21148-1-542:19+23258th
9Leicester U21157-3-535:30+5249th
10Brighton U21156-4-526:19+72214th ▲4
11Arsenal U21136-4-319:1902210th ▼1
12West Ham United U21145-6-329:23+62111th ▼1
23Reading U21134-3-618:25-71523rd
24Norwich City U21153-4-821:32-111324th
25Birmingham City U21133-3-718:33-151225th
26Blackburn Rovers U21133-2-819:31-121126th
27Burnley U21142-2-1017:33-16827th
29West Brom U21141-3-1011:32-21629th
Brighton U21
14th → 10th19 → 22 pts
Birmingham City U21
25th12 → 12 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 16

Premier League 2 Division One · the other 10 games
  1. Southampton U212–1Middlesbrough U21
  2. Chelsea U212–2Leeds United U21
  3. Everton U211–2Sunderland U21
  4. Tottenham U214–1Norwich City U21
  5. Nottingham Forest U210–3Liverpool U21
  6. Manchester City U214–0Wolves U21
  7. Newcastle United U210–4Fulham U21
  8. Burnley U214–1Derby County U21
  9. Manchester United U214–1Leicester U21
  10. West Ham United U213–0Crystal Palace U21
Premier League 2 Division One fixtures and results →

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