Brighton Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Brighton Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Brighton are averaging 5.8 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 9 total SOT on average. That puts them 6th of 20 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Sunderland, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Brighton players hit the most shots on target?

Pascal Groß leads with 9 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (0.9/g, 80% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Brighton player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Brighton's SOT profile look this season?

Brighton are averaging 5.8 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 3.2 for a match-total of 9. That ranks 6th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 19.1 shots per game and create 13.6 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Sunderland, the page weights each Brighton attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Brighton take 19.1 shots per game and put 5.8 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Brighton fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Brighton are currently converting 40% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Brighton player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Solly March	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Pascal Groß	midfielder	10	9	0.9	80%
Charalampos Kostoulas	attacker	9	8	0.89	67%
Yasin Ayari	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Georginio Rutter	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Jack Hinshelwood	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Carlos Baleba	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Danny Welbeck	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Ibrahim Osman	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Diego Gómez	midfielder	10	5	0.5	40%
Malick Yalcouyé	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Olivier Boscagli	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Luka Vuskovic	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Maxim De Cuyper	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Chema Andrés	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Costinha	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Mats Wieffer	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Lewis Dunk	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Bart Verbruggen	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Pascal Struijk	defender	3	0	0	0%
Jan Paul van Hecke	defender	2	0	0	0%
Yankuba Minteh	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Matt O'Riley	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Joël Veltman	defender	1	0	0	0%

Brighton shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Premier League	Arsenal	Home	3-0	5	2	7	Charalampos Kostoulas (2)
16 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Manchester United	Away	2-3	5	4	9	Pascal Groß (1)
13 Sep 2026	Premier League	Coventry City	Away	0-5	7	6	13	Yasin Ayari (2)
5 Sep 2026	Premier League	Leeds United	Home	1-1	5	5	10	Charalampos Kostoulas (1)
30 Aug 2026	Premier League	Chelsea	Away	4-3	6	6	12	Malick Yalcouyé (2)
27 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	Tromsø	Home	4-0	8	0	8	Charalampos Kostoulas (2)
23 Aug 2026	Premier League	Aston Villa	Home	4-0	6	0	6	Jack Hinshelwood (2)
20 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	Tromsø	Away	0-0	6	1	7	Jack Hinshelwood (1)
24 May 2026	Premier League	Manchester United	Home	0-3	2	7	9	Solly March (1)
17 May 2026	Premier League	Leeds United	Away	1-0	8	1	9	Pascal Groß (2)

Brighton shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 5.8
Shots on target against per game: 3.2
Match total shots on target per game: 9
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 4 of 20

Brighton Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.2	80%	80%	80%	40%	20%
Away	5	6.4	100%	100%	100%	80%	40%
Overall	10	5.8	90%	90%	90%	60%	30%

Brighton Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	2.8	40%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	3.6	60%	60%	40%	40%	0%
Overall	10	3.2	50%	50%	40%	30%	10%

Brighton Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	8	80%	60%	40%	20%	0%
Away	5	10	100%	80%	80%	40%	40%
Overall	10	9	90%	70%	60%	30%	20%

Brighton Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5.8	5.2	6.4
Total shots / match	19.1	18.4	19.8
Share of shots on target	30%	28%	32%
Goals per shot on target	40%	46%	34%
Shots on target per goal	2.5	2.2	2.9
Shots on target over 2.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target over 4.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target over 5.5	60%	40%	80%
Shots on target over 6.5	30%	20%	40%

Brighton Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	3.2	2.8	3.6
Shots on target against over 2.5	50%	40%	60%
Shots on target against over 3.5	50%	40%	60%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target against over 5.5	30%	20%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Brighton Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9	8	10
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	80%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	60%	40%	80%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	20%	40%
Match shots on target over 10.5	20%	0%	40%

Brighton 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	3.5	100%	100%	50%
Overall	4	2.75	75%	75%	50%

Brighton 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	0.5	25%	0%	0%

Brighton 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	3	50%	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	3.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	3.25	75%	50%	0%	0%

Brighton shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Premier League	Arsenal (H)	3-0	5	2	7	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Man Utd (A)	2-3	5	4	9	-
13 Sep	Premier League	Coventry (A)	0-5	7	6	13	-
5 Sep	Premier League	Leeds (H)	1-1	5	5	10	-
30 Aug	Premier League	Chelsea (A)	4-3	6	6	12	-
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Tromsø (H)	4-0	8	0	8	-
23 Aug	Premier League	Villa (H)	4-0	6	0	6	4
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Tromsø (A)	0-0	6	1	7	4
24 May	Premier League	Man Utd (H)	0-3	2	7	9	2
17 May	Premier League	Leeds (A)	1-0	8	1	9	3

Premier League shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Chelsea	5	5.2	6.4	11.6	80%
2	Manchester United	5	5.6	4.6	10.2	80%
3	Ipswich Town	5	4.6	5.6	10.2	60%
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	5.8	3.8	9.6	60%
5	Manchester City	5	5.4	4	9.4	60%
6	AFC Bournemouth	5	5.2	4	9.2	60%
7	Brentford	5	4.6	4.6	9.2	40%
8	Fulham	5	4.4	4.8	9.2	60%
9	Newcastle United	5	3.6	5.6	9.2	60%
10	Crystal Palace	5	3.6	5.6	9.2	80%
11	Liverpool	5	4.8	3.6	8.4	40%
12	Sunderland	5	5	3.2	8.2	20%
13	Everton	5	4.6	3.6	8.2	60%
14	Hull City	5	3.8	4.2	8	60%
15	Tottenham Hotspur	5	3.8	4.2	8	40%
16	Leeds United	5	3.6	4.2	7.8	40%
17	Arsenal	5	4.8	2.8	7.6	20%
18	Coventry City	5	3.2	4.4	7.6	20%
19	Aston Villa	5	2.4	5.2	7.6	40%
20	Nottingham Forest	5	3.4	3	6.4	20%

Brighton shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	14	4.14	4.79	8.93	57%
Vs top half	21	4.57	4.43	9	62%
Vs bottom half	22	4.95	3.36	8.32	55%
Vs bottom six	14	5	3.5	8.5	57%

Brighton shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Premier League	2026/2027	5	5.8	3.8	9.6	60%
Europa Conference League	2026/2027	2	7	0.5	7.5	0%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	5	4	9	100%
Premier League	2025/2026	38	4.63	3.89	8.53	58%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	9	5.33	14.33	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	3.5	6	9.5	50%
Premier League	2024/2025	38	5.03	3.92	8.95	55%
FA Cup	2024/2025	4	4.5	3	7.5	50%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	8	5	13	100%

Brighton next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Sunderland (away)	8.2	5	3.2	6	3.5	2.5
Thu 15 Oct 19:00	Žalgiris (home)	7.1	2.7	4.4	8	2.4	5.6
Sun 18 Oct 13:00	Palace (home)	9.2	3.6	5.6	8.67	4.33	4.33

Brighton players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Charalampos Kostoulas	attacker	6	8	75%
2	Pascal Groß	midfielder	6	8	75%
3	Yasin Ayari	midfielder	4	7	57%
4	Diego Gómez	midfielder	4	8	50%
5	Luka Vuskovic	defender	3	8	38%

Brighton players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Charalampos Kostoulas	attacker	2	8	25%
2	Malick Yalcouyé	midfielder	2	8	25%
3	Jack Hinshelwood	midfielder	1	2	50%
4	Yasin Ayari	midfielder	1	7	14%
5	Diego Gómez	midfielder	1	8	13%

Sunderland shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Premier League	Man City (A)	5-3	9	6	15	-
16 Sep	Europa League	AZ (H)	1-0	5	2	7	-
12 Sep	Premier League	Arsenal (H)	0-2	3	5	8	-
8 Sep	Carabao Cup	Hull (H)	1-0	4	1	5	-
5 Sep	Premier League	Brentford (A)	1-1	5	2	7	-
30 Aug	Premier League	Fulham (H)	1-0	4	0	4	-
22 Aug	Premier League	Ipswich (A)	2-1	4	3	7	4
24 May	Premier League	Chelsea (H)	2-1	6	3	9	4
17 May	Premier League	Everton (A)	1-3	3	4	7	3
9 May	Premier League	Man Utd (H)	0-0	4	1	5	3