Brentford vs Brighton and Hove Albion prediction | 16 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Brentford Rating: 83.7
H
39%
16 January 2027
Premier League
D
28%
Brighton and Hove Albion Rating: 85.8
A
33%
Brentford
Ranking: #18 overall, #8 in England

85.4 → 83.7 (-1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 30 Aug Leeds Utd (A) 85.0 +0.2
1-1 05 Sep Sunderland (H) 84.1 -0.9
2-2 12 Sep Bournemouth (A) 83.5 -0.6
3-0 18 Sep Chelsea (H) 84.4 +0.9
2-2 10 Oct Aston Villa (A) 83.7 -0.7
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #4 in England

84.7 → 85.8 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Chelsea (A) 85.6 -0.7
1-1 05 Sep Leeds Utd (H) 85.1 -0.5
0-5 13 Sep Coventry (A) 85.5 +0.4
3-0 19 Sep Arsenal (H) 85.5 0.0
0-2 10 Oct Sunderland (A) 85.8 +0.3

Brentford vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

Brentford trail Brighton and Hove Albion by 8 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in England.

Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Brentford's -1.7.

Last time these teams played, on 21 February 2026, Brighton and Hove Albion lost 0.1 rating points.

The highest Brentford have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #11, first reached on 18 April 2026.

Brighton and Hove Albion first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.5 on 14 May 2023.