The Bees face a challenging opponent, as Brighton goes into the weekend in third place in the Premier League, having beaten both teams above them. They're also undefeated in Europe and seem to be adjusting well to midweek games and heavy squad rotation.
Brentford have never won a Premier League game at the Amex Stadium in Brighton
Recent history
Brighton did the double against the Bees last season, winning both matches. In the away fixture, the Bees went ahead on a first-half penalty by Thiago, but conceded two second-half goals. Thiago was denied a second penalty in stoppage time.
Opta Power Ranking
Both teams head into the weekend in strong positions. As of 6th November, Opta has ranked Brighton an impressive 7th globally.
| Team | Global rank | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | #7 | 95.1 |
| Brentford | #18 | 92.0 |
The Bees after 199 games
The Brighton fixture will be the Bees' 200th in the Premier League.
Looking back at the first 199 games, the Bees have faced 27 different teams so far. Looking at the graph below, you can see that the team has managed to earn at least a point against every team they've faced. They've earned the most points against West Ham and the fewest against Hull. The Bees have picked up 9 points in ten matches against Brighton.
Brentford's points earned in first 199 Premier League matches (source: Correlation FC)
Top away scorers
This weekend's game also represents the Bees' 100th away game. Looking at the first 99 away games, these are the top scorers on the road for the Bees.
Top Brentford scorers in away Premier League matches
| Player | Away Goals | Games played | Minutes played | Goals per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wissa | 21 | 70 | 4,141 | 0.43 |
| Mbeumo | 20 | 68 | 5,833 | 0.31 |
| Toney | 17 | 42 | 3,878 | 0.39 |
| Schade | 11 | 54 | 3,557 | 0.28 |
| Thiago | 9 | 27 | 2,257 | 0.36 |
Long shots
Brighton midfielder Diego Gomez turned heads when he scored his first goal of the season against Crystal Palace from his own half, a distance of over 50 metres. The expected goals for the shot was 0.0072, a 1-in-139 shot.
A few games before that, teammate Lewis Dunk also scored a beautiful goal from well outside the box. Brighton players have scored 4 of the 20 longest goals this season.
Also worth noting that number two on the list is Kevin Schade, who scored an audacious 30+ metre chip shot against Bournemouth.
Are we going to see a long-distance goal this weekend? Time will tell.
Longest scoring shots so far in the 2026-27 Premier League
| Player name | Distance (m) | Team | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Gomez | 51.27 | Brighton | 0.0072 |
| Kevin Schade | 31.73 | Brentford | 0.0335 |
| Anton Stach | 29.95 | Leeds | 0.0373 |
| Matheus Cunha | 29.63 | Manchester United | 0.0227 |
| Abdoul Ouattara | 29.63 | Ipswich Town | 0.0223 |
| Lewis Dunk | 29.56 | Brighton | 0.0265 |
| Cody Gakpo | 28.21 | Liverpool | 0.0358 |
| Mathys Tel | 28.02 | Tottenham | 0.0419 |
| Liam Delap | 27.94 | Nottingham Forest | 0.0317 |
| Emiliano Buendia | 27.52 | Aston Villa | 0.0241 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 27.32 | Everton | 0.0271 |
| Jordan Henderson | 26.78 | Chelsea | 0.0664 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 26.61 | Manchester United | 0.5316 |
| Ryan Sessegnon | 26.57 | Fulham | 0.0340 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 26.21 | Brighton | 0.0597 |
| Rayan Cherki | 25.23 | Manchester City | 0.0406 |
| Nilson Angulo | 24.76 | Sunderland | 0.0633 |
| Pascal Gross | 24.70 | Brighton | 0.0468 |
| Sven Botman | 24.56 | Newcastle | 0.0354 |
| Enzo Fernandez | 24.54 | Manchester City | 0.0448 |
This story was published on 06 November 2026. This story and the image at the top of the article were both created with care, by humans, not AI.
