Matchup context
Home: Coventry City FC — 20th (P3 W0 D0 L3, GF 0 GA 5, 0 pts, form LLL). Last five: A Manchester City FC 0-1 (L), H Hull City AFC 0-1 (L), A Arsenal FC 0-3 (L). Rating: attack 0.65, defence 1.05 from 3 matches.
Away: Brighton & Hove Albion FC — 12th (P3 W1 D1 L1, GF 8 GA 5, 4 pts, form DLW). Last five: H Leeds United FC 1-1 (D), A Chelsea FC 3-4 (L), H Aston Villa FC 4-0 (W), H Manchester United FC 0-3 (L), A Leeds United FC 0-1 (L). Rating: attack 1.11, defence 0.95 from 20 matches.
Head-to-head (last 0): no recorded meetings.
Statistical baseline (poisson-v1): expected goals 0.95 vs 1.43; home 25% · draw 26.8% · away 48.2%; most likely score 0-1; over 2.5 goals 42.3%; both teams to score 46.5%.
Bookmaker odds (median of 25 bookmakers, captured 2026-09-12 11:17 UTC): home 4.02 · draw 3.75 · away 1.88; over/under 2.5: 1.76/2.05.