Brighton vs AEK Athens FC match stats & report

2–3 Full time

UEFA Europa League · Group Stage - 1 · American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · Ref K. Tohver

Brighton stats & fixtures · AEK Athens FC stats & fixtures

Brighton lost to AEK Athens FC 2–3 in the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage - 1) on 21 September 2023. Expected goals finished 2.66–1.28. Brighton had 75% of the ball.

Brighton vs AEK Athens FC match statistics

BrightonAEK Athens FC

75% Ball possession 25%
2.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.28
15 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 7
11 Corners 2
8 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 7
618 Passes 205
88% Pass accuracy 68%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

11' Goal D. Sidibe (assist E. Hajisafi) AEK Athens FC
30' Penalty scored Joao Pedro Brighton
40' Goal M. Gaćinović (assist Levi García) AEK Athens FC
47' Yellow card Igor Brighton
47' Yellow card D. Sidibe AEK Athens FC
66' Yellow card P. Estupiñán Brighton
66' Yellow card G. Mitoglou AEK Athens FC
67' Yellow card D. Szymański AEK Athens FC
67' Penalty scored Joao Pedro Brighton
69' Yellow card E. Ponce AEK Athens FC
72' Yellow card M. Gaćinović AEK Athens FC
76' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton
84' Goal E. Ponce AEK Athens FC
90+3' Yellow card D. Welbeck Brighton
90+8' Yellow card P. Mantalos AEK Athens FC
90+10' Yellow card M. Mohammadi AEK Athens FC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. De Zerbi

23 Jason Steele

30 P. Estupiñán 3 Igor 29 J. van Hecke 6 J. Milner

11 B. Gilmour 13 Pascal Groß

22 K. Mitoma 31 A. Fati 7 S. March

9 Joao Pedro

Bench T. Lamptey , D. Welbeck , S. Adingra , F. Buonanotte , J. Veltman , J. Hinshelwood , M. Dahoud , A. Webster , Bart Verbruggen , Tom McGill , C. Baleba , A. Lallana

AEK Athens FC

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 M. Almeyda

1 C. Stanković

28 E. Hajisafi 24 G. Mitoglou 4 D. Szymański 29 D. Sidibe

6 Jens Jønsson

8 M. Gaćinović 11 S. Araújo 13 O. Pineda 5 N. Amrabat

7 Levi García

Bench M. Mohammadi , E. Ponce , S. Zuber , P. Mantalos , N. Eliasson , G. Athanasiadis , G. Theocharis , L. Rota , R. Pizarro , K. Galanopoulos

Form guide

Brighton at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

AEK Athens FC away

4–5–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.