Brentford vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st February 2026

Brighton go up against Brentford this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford approach round 27 as number 7 in the Premier League table with 40 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, The Seagulls have amassed 31 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Brentford are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Brighton. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Brentford step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing ten goals against. That is an average of one goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Brighton scored nine goals, conceded 11 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Brentford took a hit when Brighton handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win.

Brentford vs Brighton Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 0-1 and 2-3 against Aston Villa and Newcastle respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Arsenal as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. Brentford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Crystal Palace, 1-0 against Aston Villa and 3-0 against Liverpool. Brighton didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded ten and scored five goals themselves.

Brentford, as well as Brighton, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Saturday.

Brentford took 14 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 15 times and conceding 18. Brighton won four matches and picked up 15 points from their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored 19 goals and conceded 24. Brentford are looking at a record of 12 wins, four draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton enjoy a record of seven wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Brighton Squads

Brentford Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Keith Andrews, will select the lineup against Brighton from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Caoimhin Kelleher (0/26), Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Julian Eyestone (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/17), Ethan Pinnock (0/3), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/20), Michael Kayode (0/26), Nathan Collins (1/24), Rico Henry (0/22), Sepp van den Berg (0/21), Antoni Milambo (0/1), Jordan Henderson (1/24), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (2/24), Mikkel Damsgaard (1/22), Romelle Donovan (0/2), Vitaly Janelt (1/21), Yehor Yarmoliuk (1/26), Dango Ouattara (5/20), Fabio Carvalho (1/6), Igor Thiago (17/26), Kaye Furo (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (3/24), Kevin Schade (6/23), Reiss Nelson (0/6).

Brighton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brighton. The 32 year-old Fabian Hurzeler will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bart Verbruggen (0/26), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/0), Igor Julio (0/4), Jan Paul van Hecke (3/24), Joel Veltman (1/14), Lewis Dunk (0/25), Olivier Boscagli (0/7), Carlos Baleba (0/21), Diego Gomez (3/23), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/25), Harry Howell (0/2), Jack Hinshelwood (1/15), James Milner (1/15), Kaoru Mitoma (2/16), Mats Wieffer (0/16), Matthew O'Riley (1/3), Maxim De Cuyper (2/21), Pascal Gross (1/7), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (3/21), Charalampos Kostoulas (2/16), Danny Welbeck (8/25), Georginio Rutter (2/23), Stefanos Tzimas (1/9), Yankuba Minteh (1/24).

Brentford vs Brighton Team News

At the time of writing, Brentford have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Brighton this coming Saturday.

Aaron Hickey, Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry are all absent from the Brentford squad that faces Brighton at Gtech Community Stadium.

Brighton seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford.

Solly March won't be travelling with Brighton this time, as he nurses an injury.

Brentford vs Brighton Lineups

Brentford vs Brighton H2H

Brentford took a hit when Brighton handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win. Brentford go into their upcoming match against Brighton with a 22% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brentford vs Brighton Results

In the past nine matches between home side Brentford and Brighton both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2/3.

Brentford vs Brighton Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Igor Thiago so far as he managed to score impressive 17 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Brentford rely on his abilities against Brighton. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Brentford won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Brighton won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Brentford on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Brighton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past nine encounters between Brentford and Brighton, with Brentford scoring 1.21 goals on average per game. Brighton averaged 1.32 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score one time in those matches.