Coventry vs Brighton — Premier League 26/27
Coventry: 0 yellow cards, 1 red card
Brighton: 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 13, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Premier League page.
Standings & Form · Premier League 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
The table gap is real but flatters Brighton slightly: Coventry sit 20th with 0 points from 3 matches while Brighton are 12th with 4 points, yet Brighton's only away league match this season was a 4-3 defeat at Chelsea. Coventry's home record is just one loss, but with no goals scored at home, the standings gap of four points is a fair reflection of the attacking gulf rather than a venue artefact.
Coventry
BrightonScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Attack
The attacking contrast is extreme: Brighton score 2.7 goals per match overall and 3.0 away from home, while Coventry have yet to score a single league goal this season. Coventry's home scoring rate is 0.0, and their recent home form of 2.6 goals per match is the only sign of life, but it comes from a small sample of five matches with just one in this competition.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Defensively the two sides are level on season averages, both conceding 1.7 goals per match, but the venue splits diverge sharply: Coventry concede only 1.0 per home match while Brighton concede 4.0 per away match. Brighton's away defensive record is the clear weak point, with three goals conceded in their only away league game and no clean sheet on the road this season.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — Premier League matches by sample: Last 5 — COV 3 of 5, BRI 3 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — COV 1 of 5, BRI 4 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Brighton are most dangerous in the first half, scoring 62% of their goals before the break, with their peak scoring bands shared between minutes 16-30, 31-45 and 61-75 at 25% each. Coventry's main vulnerability is also early, conceding 40% of their goals between minutes 16-30, which suggests Brighton could establish control before half-time.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
The season goal environments point in opposite directions: Brighton's matches average 4.33 combined goals and 100% of their away matches have gone over 2.5, while Coventry's matches average just 1.67 combined goals and none of their home matches have cleared 2.5. Coventry have failed to score in 100% of their matches this season, while Brighton have scored in every one, making the over 2.5 line heavily dependent on Brighton's away scoring continuing.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Coventry have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 3 matches of the Premier League.
Chances are good to see a goal from Brighton within the first half. They have averaged 1.6 goals before halftime in the Premier League this season.
Coventry have been one of the least effective teams in the Premier League this season, averaging just 0 goals per match, which is below the league average of 1.3 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Coventry scored 0 goals (average 0) while Brighton scored 8 (average 2.6).
Brighton have been one of the most effective teams in the Premier League this season, averaging 2.6 goals per match, which is above the league average of 1.3 goals per match.
Brighton scored at least one goal per match in the Premier League this season.
In their last 3 Premier League matches, Coventry have been awarded an average of 4.3 corners per match, while Brighton have averaged 6.3 corners.
The chances of seeing a goal from Coventry in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0 goals before halftime in the Premier League matches this season.
In their last 5 matches, Coventry have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Brighton have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Coventry have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Brighton have averaged 0.6 cards.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Coventry conceded on average 1.6 goals per match while Brighton conceded on average 1.6 goals per match.
Standings & Form · Premier League 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
The table gap is real but flatters Brighton slightly: Coventry sit 20th with 0 points from 3 matches while Brighton are 12th with 4 points, yet Brighton's only away league match this season was a 4-3 defeat at Chelsea. Coventry's home record is just one loss, but with no goals scored at home, the standings gap of four points is a fair reflection of the attacking gulf rather than a venue artefact.
CoventryBrightonHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
History between these clubs is old and mixed, with Coventry winning 4 of the 10 meetings and Brighton 2, plus 4 draws, but none of those matches came in this competition. The most recent meeting was a 3-1 Brighton win in 2018, and the average of 2.1 goals per meeting suggests a low-scoring pattern that may not carry much weight given the sample age.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Attack
The attacking contrast is extreme: Brighton score 2.7 goals per match overall and 3.0 away from home, while Coventry have yet to score a single league goal this season. Coventry's home scoring rate is 0.0, and their recent home form of 2.6 goals per match is the only sign of life, but it comes from a small sample of five matches with just one in this competition.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Defensively the two sides are level on season averages, both conceding 1.7 goals per match, but the venue splits diverge sharply: Coventry concede only 1.0 per home match while Brighton concede 4.0 per away match. Brighton's away defensive record is the clear weak point, with three goals conceded in their only away league game and no clean sheet on the road this season.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — Premier League matches by sample: Last 5 — COV 3 of 5, BRI 3 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — COV 1 of 5, BRI 4 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Brighton are most dangerous in the first half, scoring 62% of their goals before the break, with their peak scoring bands shared between minutes 16-30, 31-45 and 61-75 at 25% each. Coventry's main vulnerability is also early, conceding 40% of their goals between minutes 16-30, which suggests Brighton could establish control before half-time.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
The season goal environments point in opposite directions: Brighton's matches average 4.33 combined goals and 100% of their away matches have gone over 2.5, while Coventry's matches average just 1.67 combined goals and none of their home matches have cleared 2.5. Coventry have failed to score in 100% of their matches this season, while Brighton have scored in every one, making the over 2.5 line heavily dependent on Brighton's away scoring continuing.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Coventry have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 3 matches of the Premier League.
Chances are good to see a goal from Brighton within the first half. They have averaged 1.6 goals before halftime in the Premier League this season.
Coventry have been one of the least effective teams in the Premier League this season, averaging just 0 goals per match, which is below the league average of 1.3 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Coventry scored 0 goals (average 0) while Brighton scored 8 (average 2.6).
Brighton have been one of the most effective teams in the Premier League this season, averaging 2.6 goals per match, which is above the league average of 1.3 goals per match.
Brighton scored at least one goal per match in the Premier League this season.
In their last 3 Premier League matches, Coventry have been awarded an average of 4.3 corners per match, while Brighton have averaged 6.3 corners.
The chances of seeing a goal from Coventry in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0 goals before halftime in the Premier League matches this season.
In their last 5 matches, Coventry have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Brighton have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Coventry have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Brighton have averaged 0.6 cards.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Coventry conceded on average 1.6 goals per match while Brighton conceded on average 1.6 goals per match.
About The Match
Brighton arrive as the market's clear away favourite at 49%, and the underlying numbers explain why: Coventry have yet to score a league goal this season while Brighton have scored eight in three matches. The gap is starkest in attack, where Coventry average 0.0 goals per match against Brighton's 2.7, and in shot volume, where Brighton put 5.33 shots on target per game to Coventry's 2.33. The key uncertainty is whether Coventry's strong home form in recent matches, four wins in five at this ground, can offset a season-long scoring blank that has produced three straight league defeats.