Premier League · Regular Season - 2 · England

Chelsea v Brighton

4-3Full timeAug 30, 2026, 9:00 AM ET· Stamford Bridge, London· Referee: M. Oliver

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Where the market is wrong on Chelsea v Brighton

Chelsea meet Brighton in the Premier League regular season - 2 at Stamford Bridge, London.

Brighton rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1650 to 1523. Recent form leans Brighton, 68% against 50%. Attacking output favors Brighton on expected goals, 1.9 to 1.9 per match.

Chelsea arrive surging: 4W-1D-0L from their last five (13/15 pts, 4 straight wins), 15 scored and 9 conceded. Recent results: W 4-3 v Brighton, W 2-0 v Luton, W 3-2 @ Fulham, W 3-1 v Real Sociedad.

Brighton are in good touch: 3W-1D-1L from their last five (10/15 pts), 12 scored and 4 conceded. Recent results: L 3-4 @ Chelsea, W 4-0 v Tromso, W 4-0 v Aston Villa, D 0-0 @ Tromso.

Chelsea hold the recent head-to-head, 6 wins to 4 across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Chelsea 4-3 Brighton.

The market prices CHE at 51% implied. Our number sits apart on Brighton: a 20.4-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 83 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.

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Chelsea

DWWWW9-2-9

Scored 1.90 · Conceded 1.70 · Clean sheets 20% · BTTS 50%

WHBrighton4-3
WHLuton2-0
WAFulham3-2
WHReal Sociedad3-1
DAJohor Darul Takzim FC3-3

Brighton

WDWWL12-2-5

Scored 1.95 · Conceded 1.00 · Clean sheets 52.6% · BTTS 31.6%

LAChelsea3-4
WHTromso4-0
WHAston Villa4-0
DATromso0-0
WHBologna1-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings

ChelsearecordBrighton

0 draws

Goals

20-22

for each

Avg goals

4.2

per game

BTTS

70%

both scored

Over 2.5

90%

3+ goals

Chelsea

Recent

WLLLLW

Wins 6Goals 20-22

Biggest win 4-2

Brighton

Recent

LWWWWL

Wins 4Goals 22-20

Biggest win 3-0

Chelsea4-3Brighton
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Managers

Xabi Alonso

Head coach

In charge since 2026 · 4 teams managed

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Real Sociedad II2019–2022

F. Hürzeler

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In charge since 2024 · 3 teams managed

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Pipinsried2016–2020

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The match report

Match report

Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 at Stamford Bridge, London.

How it unfolded: 4' R. Lavia (CHE), 14' P. Neto (CHE), 32' Joao Pedro (CHE), 35' M. Yalcouye (BRI), 63' Joao Pedro (BRI og), 74' C. Palmer (CHE), 90' P. Gross (BRI).

The numbers, CHE to BRI: possession 26% to 74%; shots on target 6 to 6; total shots 17 to 15; corners 4 to 7.

Top match ratings: Emiliano Martínez (CHE) at 8.2, Mats Wieffer (BRI) at 7.5.

Discipline: 4 yellow cards.

Changes off the bench: CHE 5, BRI 3.

The model leaned Brighton at 45% and the match went the other way. It priced this outcome at 28%, so the result sits within the model's own uncertainty, but it goes in the ledger as a miss.

Score projection: the model's most likely scoreline was Chelsea 1-2 Brighton; the match finished 4-3.

Ledger entry: the published 20.4-point edge on Brighton did not land. Logged in the open, as every edge is.

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Match data

How it unfolded: 4' R. Lavia (CHE), 14' P. Neto (CHE), 32' Joao Pedro (CHE), 35' M. Yalcouye (BRI), 63' Joao Pedro (BRI og), 74' C. Palmer (CHE), 90' P. Gross (BRI).
The numbers, CHE to BRI: possession 26% to 74%; shots on target 6 to 6; total shots 17 to 15; corners 4 to 7.
Top match ratings: Emiliano Martínez (CHE) at 8.2, Mats Wieffer (BRI) at 7.5.
Discipline: 4 yellow cards.
Changes off the bench: CHE 5, BRI 3.

How the model graded

The model leaned Brighton at 45% and the match went the other way. It priced this outcome at 28%, so the result sits within the model's own uncertainty, but it goes in the ledger as a miss.

Score projection: the model's most likely scoreline was Chelsea 1-2 Brighton; the match finished 4-3.

Ledger entry: the published 20.4-point edge on Brighton did not land. Logged in the open, as every edge is.

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