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Brentford at Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brentford0–2Brighton
BrentfordBrighton
Final
Brentford
3-5-2
Form DWLDL · 16 PF · 11 PA
0
Final
Brighton & Hove Albion
7-1-2
Form DWWLL · 26 PF · 7 PA
2
BRE 28%Draw 24%BHA 48%

At lock: projected BRE 1.24–1.69 BHA

How close was our sim?

The play-by-play sim is a separate engine from the computer pick; it can lean differently.

Pre-game sim locked Nov 7, 11:00 PM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 2667041234

Called it
Most typical sim
BRE 1 – BHA 2
Final
BRE 0 – BHA 2
  • Winner: Brighton (49%)
  • Spread: BRE +0.5 covers (51%)
  • Total: Over 2.5 (55%)
  • Score error (both teams)1

Final from ESPN final. Sims are locked before start and never edited.

The model

How this number was built

BRE 1.24–1.69 BHA · Medium confidence

overline-model-v2: opponent-adjusted ratings + matchup features. Independent Poisson scorelines from shrunk attack/defense ratings, blended with the market.

  • Opponent-adjusted ratings (model v2)
    Goal ratings (shots-on-target adjusted): BHA att +0.13 / def +0.13 · BRE att -0.06 / def -0.02 · model BHA 1.8–1.1 BRE
  • Home field
    +0.3 goals to BHA
  • Record
    BHA 7-1-2 · BRE 3-5-2
  • Market prior
    Blended 66% toward BHA -125 / total 2.5
Full write-up of the model

Line score

1H2HT
BRE000
BHA202

How the goals went in

  • GOAL1H 15'

    Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Brentford 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.

  • GOAL1H 42'

    Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Brentford 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

Game leaders

  • Kevin Schade
    totalshots 1
  • Caoimhín Kelleher
    Pass 26
  • Kristoffer Ajer
    defensiveinterventions 11
  • Caoimhín Kelleher
    SV 4
  • Yasin Ayari
    totalshots 4
  • Pascal Gross
    Pass 79
  • Luka Vuskovic
    defensiveinterventions 7

Team stats

Every official team number from this game. The better side is highlighted.

BREBHA
Fouls711
Yellow Cards24
Red Cards10
Offsides31
Corner Kicks37
Saves40
Possession24.775.3
SHOTS520
ON GOAL06
On Target %0.00.3
Penalty Goals00
Penalty Kicks Taken01
Accurate Passes142590
Passes215651
Pass Completion %0.70.9
Accurate Crosses215
Crosses737
Cross %0.30.4
Long Balls6061
Accurate Long Balls1945
Long Balls %0.30.7
Blocked Shots25
Effective Tackles910
Tackles1114
Tackle %0.80.7
Interceptions134
Effective Clearances3218
Clearances3218
Computer pick · Total
Over 2.5
60%

At lock BRE 1.24–1.69 BHA · 0.4 goals over 2.5 · 60% is the confidence saved at lock

Miss
Players
  • Prop P. David · BHA

    P. David Over 3.5 shots
  • K. Schade · BRE

    Midfielder
  • C. Kelleher · BRE

    Goalkeeper
  • K. Ajer · BRE

    Defender
  • Y. Ayari · BHA

    Midfielder
  • P. Gross · BHA

    Midfielder

Data-Driven Pick · P. David Over 3.5 shots

-115Push

Player props

The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.

DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.

Brentford vs Brighton pick result · Nov 8, 2026

The OVERLINE computer pick is Over 2.5, with a 60% model probability — it lost. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.

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