Brighton & Hove Albion scores heaviest in the 76-90+ spell and concedes heaviest in 31-45+; Leeds United scores heaviest in 31-45+ and concedes heaviest in 76-90+. The shapes mesh: Brighton & Hove Albion's strongest scoring spell is exactly where Leeds United is softest.
Brighton & Hove Albion: 40 league matches in the bank, 2 from this season and the rest from last season. Leeds United: 40 league matches in the bank, 2 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step three is GOALS, AND WHEN THEY COME. Not just how many each side scores and lets in, but the minute bands they come in, who lands the first blow, what each side does after falling behind, and who finds goals late. A side that concedes early and scores late reads very differently from one that does the opposite, at the same goal difference.
Side by side: Brighton & Hove Albion scores most in the 76-90+ band (17 of 59); Brighton & Hove Albion concedes most in the 31-45+ band (12 of 50); Leeds United scores most in the 31-45+ band (11 of 51); Leeds United concedes most in the 76-90+ band (17 of 57). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Brighton & Hove Albion -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.5 and concedes 1.2 a game over its last 40 league matches; at home, 1.7 for and 1.0 against over 20.
When it scores
Of 59 scored across its own 40 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 10; 16-30: 6; 31-45+: 9; 46-60: 7; 61-75: 10; 76-90+: 17. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 17 of 59 (29%).
When it concedes
Of 50 conceded across its own 40 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 8; 16-30: 8; 31-45+: 12; 46-60: 5; 61-75: 6; 76-90+: 11.
The first goal
Scored first in 17 of its 40 read -- then won 12, drew 3, lost 2; conceded first in 21 -- pulled back 3 wins and 6 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 15 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 11 of its 40 read, winning 9 of them; trailed by two in 8, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 5.
Leeds United -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.3 and concedes 1.4 a game over its last 40 league matches; away, 1.1 for and 1.8 against over 20.
When it scores
Of 51 scored across its own 40 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 7; 16-30: 6; 31-45+: 11; 46-60: 7; 61-75: 9; 76-90+: 11. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 11 of 51 (22%).
When it concedes
Of 57 conceded across its own 40 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 4; 16-30: 7; 31-45+: 6; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 17. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 17 of 57 (30%).
The first goal
Scored first in 17 of its 40 read -- then won 11, drew 3, lost 3; conceded first in 19 -- pulled back 1 win and 8 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 11 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 8 of its 40 read, winning 8 of them; trailed by two in 9, rescuing 2 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 7.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.