Match Report
31 points separated the sides: Brighton & Hove Albion 8th on 53, Burnley 19th on 22. Brighton & Hove Albion had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table.
Burnley had gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Burnley against 12/15 for Brighton & Hove Albion.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Burnley 5, draws 10, Brighton & Hove Albion 6, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 24% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
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