Brentford vs Brighton, preview
Both teams have had very strong stretches this season, but both are also coming into the game with only a single win in their past five Premier League fixtures.
Recent history
Since joining the Premier League, with one exception, Brentford-Brighton games have been relatively low scoring affairs. Their last two meetings have resulted in nil-nil draws. They did have a 3-3 draw in April 2023, so it is possible for the two to score against each other.
Pre-game correlation
So far this season, Brentford has played 3 home games against teams wearing yellow kit, and have won all 3, outscoring their opponents 10-5 in those games.
Pre-game prediction #1
Brighton will choose their yellow away kit for the game and Brentford will continue their undefeated streak against teams in yellow.
Pre-game prediction #2
This season, both teams are perfect from the penalty spot (5 goals each) and neither team has saved a penalty (7 penalties against for Brighton, 1 for Brentford). If there is a penalty in the game, it will be scored.
Other data stories
No new injuries = good news
In his pre-game press conference, Thomas Frank told the media that the team hadn't picked up any new injuries against Arsenal. This suggests that there won't be any lineup changes due to new injuries. Frank's Bees have picked up points in 12 of 17 games when he hasn't had to change the lineup due to new injuries. When you only look at home games, things look even better - the Bees have picked up points in 8 of 9 games when injuries haven't forced a lineup change.
Dutch keepers
Both teams are likely to start Dutch national team goalkeepers on Saturday, with Mark Flekken going head-to-head against Bart Verbruggen. Both have been busy, reliable keepers for their teams starting virtually every game. It's unlikely that either of them will wear Dutch orange tomorrow though as Flekken hasn't worn orange for the Bees all season and Brighton's orange-ish goalkeeper kit is probably too close to Brentford's red.
This story was published on 19 April 2025. It was written by Dennis Flood. The image at the top of this story was generated using AI.
