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Brighton & Hove Albion – Coventry City

Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd in Premier League Home 1.91 projected goals by the model
Coventry City 18th in Premier League Away 1.15 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.91 1.15
Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
54%
Draw
26%
Coventry City
20%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Brighton & Hove Albion Draw Coventry City
Fair odds 1.84 3.88 5.04
Total goals
3.06
Over 2.5 goals
61%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 5 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Brighton & Hove Albion

54% Brighton & Hove Albion to win

Attack
3rd vs 17th
Brighton & Hove Albion attack v Coventry City defence
Defence
12th vs 17th
Brighton & Hove Albion defence v Coventry City attack
Recent xG form
+0.33 vs -0.75
xGD per match, last 5
Projected goals
1.91 – 1.15
Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 5 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League
  • Jack Hinshelwood 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Mats Wieffer 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Harry Howell 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Femi Azeez 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Yankuba Minteh 0% chance

    Midfielder · Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov

  • Stefanos Tzimas 0% chance

    Forward · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Evan Ferguson 0% chance

    Forward · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Facundo Buonanotte 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Elche on loan for the rest of the season

  • Igor Julio 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley permanently

  • Tom Watson 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Zadok Yohanna 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Amario Cozier-Duberry 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mitoma Kaoru 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Lewis Dunk 75% chance

    Defender · Neck injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Pascal Struijk 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Coventry City

14 listed
  • Oliver Dovin 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Leyton Orient on loan for the rest of the season

  • Aurèle Amenda 0% chance

    Defender · Calf injury - Unknown return date

  • Taiwo Awoniyi 0% chance

    Forward · Suspended until 19 Oct

  • Kai Andrews 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Oxford United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Liam Kitching 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Raphael Borges Rodrigues 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Burton Albion on loan for the rest of the season

  • Haji Wright 0% chance

    Forward · Thigh injury - Unknown return date

  • Luke Woolfenden 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Jahnoah Markelo 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai permanently

  • Kaine Kesler-Hayden 0% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

  • Miguel Brau 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Academico de Viseu on loan for the rest of the season

  • Josh Eccles 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 12 Oct

  • Norman Bassette 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined KVC Westerlo on loan for the rest of the season

  • Milan van Ewijk 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Brighton & Hove Albion and Coventry City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City
xG / match (better) 2.31 · 1st 0.97 · 19th
xGA / match 1.74 · 13th (better) 1.73 · 12th
xGD / match (better) +0.57 · 4th -0.75 · 18th
xPts / match (better) 1.62 · 6th 0.87 · 19th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.33 -0.75

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Brighton & Hove Albion clean sheet
29%
Brighton & Hove Albion 2+ goals
59%
Under 2.5 goals
39%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.4%
2:1
11.4%
2:0
8.5%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Brighton & Hove Albion sample
20 matches
Coventry City sample
5 matches
Home xG sample · Brighton & Hove Albion
3 matches
Away xG sample · Coventry City
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Coventry City has only 5 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.