Brighton vs Brentford preview and prediction: Third meets sixth at the Amex

Context

Brighton host Brentford at the Amex Stadium on Sunday 8 November, with kick-off at 14:00 UTC. It is a Premier League fixture between two sides in the top six as things stand at the time of writing.

Brighton are 3rd after 9 games, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They have 19 points and a goal difference of +17 (24 scored, 7 conceded). Brentford are 6th after 9 games, with 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. They have 14 points, 5 fewer than their hosts, and a goal difference of +7 (16 for, 9 against). Both tables can change before this game is played.

Brighton's form

Brighton's last 5 matches brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with 8 goals scored and 4 conceded. The latest result was a 1-0 win away to Manchester City on 31 October, three days after a 2-2 draw at the same opponent on 28 October. Before that came a 0-2 defeat at Liverpool, a 0-0 draw away to FK Jablonec and a 5-0 home win over Crystal Palace.

Over the season Brighton average 2.7 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per match. They have kept a clean sheet in 67% of their games and failed to score in 11%.

Brentford's form

Brentford's last 5 produced 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with 8 goals for and 8 against. They beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home on 31 October. Before that they lost 3-2 away to Sunderland, drew 1-1 at Hull City, lost 2-1 at home to Liverpool and drew 2-2 at Aston Villa.

Their season averages are 1.8 goals scored and 1 conceded per match. They have kept a clean sheet in 33% of games and have scored in every one of their 9 league matches so far.

Head-to-head

The last 5 meetings are closely balanced: 2 wins for Brighton, 1 for Brentford and 2 draws. Brighton won 2-0 at Brentford on 21 February 2026 and 2-1 at home on 22 November 2025. Brentford won 4-2 at home on 19 April 2025. The two goalless draws came in December 2024 and April 2024.

Outlook

No absences are listed for either side at the time of writing.

The table and the numbers favour Brighton. They have the better record, the stronger defence and the more recent head-to-head results. Brentford have scored in every league game this season, though, and their draws have kept them within range of the top three. Brighton's recent run has been less convincing than their season as a whole, with 1 win in their last 4 games.

The form points towards Brighton as the slightly stronger side, but a closely contested game looks likely. Both teams play again before this fixture, so the picture may shift in the coming rounds.