Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brighton & Hove Albion 8th with 53 points, Burnley 19th with 22, 31 apart. On recent form Brighton & Hove Albion sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.97 for Burnley and 1.37/1.21 for Brighton & Hove Albion (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Burnley's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Burnley against 12/15 for Brighton & Hove Albion.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 5 Burnley wins, 6 for Brighton & Hove Albion, 10 draws, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 24% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The match was played at Turf Moor (capacity 22,546). Brighton & Hove Albion led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brighton & Hove Albion: Mats Wieffer (43'), Mats Wieffer (89')
Key stats
Possession: Burnley 50% · Brighton & Hove Albion 50% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 8-2