Burnley vs Brighton Matchday Stats Preview

Burnley have won just one of their last seven Premier League meetings with Brighton (D4 L2), a 3-0 win at the Amex Stadium in February 2022.

Brighton have won just two of their 11 Premier League games against Burnley (D6 L3), though both victories have come at Turf Moor (2-1 in July 2020, 2-1 in August 2021).

Burnley have taken four points from their last two Premier League home games (W1 D1), just one fewer than they’d earned in their first 14 at Turf Moor this season (W1 D2 L11).

Only Manchester City (12) have scored more goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season than Burnley (9), with a league-high 28% of the Clarets’ goals this term coming from distance (9/32).

Brighton failed to score in just two of their 41 Premier League games in 2023, netting in a club record 32 consecutive league games last year. In 2024, the Seagulls have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side, drawing a blank in six of their 12 games so far.

Having won their first two Premier League away games this season, Brighton have since won just two of their last 14 on the road (D4 L8). They’ve scored 15 goals in these four away wins (3.8 per game), compared to just eight goals in the 12 games they haven’t won (0.7 per game).

Burnley have had a league-high seven red cards in the Premier League this season, while only Nottingham Forest (6) have seen their opponents have a player sent off more often than Brighton (4). The last team to receive more red cards in a single campaign were QPR in 2011-12 (9).

Brighton have made 119 changes to their starting XI in the Premier League this season, 33 more than any other side. Their current rate of 3.84 changes per game is the highest in a single campaign in Premier League history.

Burnley concede an average of 2.2 goals per game in the Premier League with James Trafford in goal this season (62 in 28 games), compared to 1.3 with Arijanet Muric between the sticks (5 in 4).

Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke has made more ball carries (726) and carried the ball a further distance (7135.5 metres) than any other player in the Premier League this season.