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Sheffield Utd vs Brighton — Premier League 2026

Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 1
Brighton
Brighton
2/22/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 27Bramall Lane

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Sheffield Utd30%
×Draw23%
Brighton47%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Sheffield Utd
1.42
Brighton
1.83

Brighton creates 29% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 39 away

creates per match

Sheffield Utd
1.28
Brighton
1.52

allows per match

Sheffield Utd
2.15
Brighton
1.56

finishing

Sheffield Utd-0.38scores less
Brighton-0.19scores less

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

64%Yes
  • Yes64
  • No36

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sheffield Utd ↓

Brighton →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–17%
0–27%
0–34%
0–42%
1
1–06%
1–110%
1–29%
1–36%
1–43%
2
2–04%
2–17%
2–27%
2–34%
2–42%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
63%37%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Sheffield Utd or draw
53%
Sheffield Utd or Brighton
77%
Draw or Brighton
70%

Winning margin

Sheffield Utd wins by 2+
13%
Brighton wins by 2+
26%

Team goals

Sheffield Utd 1+ goals
76%
Sheffield Utd 2+ goals
41%
Sheffield Utd 3+ goals
17%
Brighton 1+ goals
84%
Brighton 2+ goals
54%
Brighton 3+ goals
28%

Draw no bet

Sheffield Utd (draw refunded)
39%
Brighton (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Sheffield Utd at home — creates 1.28, concedes 2.15 · 10 matches

Brighton away — creates 1.52, concedes 1.56 · 39 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Sheffield Utd attack 1.28 + Brighton defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.42

Brighton attack 1.52 + Sheffield Utd defence 2.15 → ÷2 → 1.83

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 47%?"

Sheffield Utd scores more
30%
level
23%
Brighton scores more
47%

Brighton at 47% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 47% does not mean "Brighton will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Sheffield Utd vs Brighton

Sheffield Utd and Brighton drew 1-1 in Premier League on February 22, 2020.

The match was played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.