Brighton v Everton prediction

Premier League · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Amex Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Brighton v Everton, Premier League on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Brighton host Everton in the Premier League on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Brighton have scored 26 goals, the most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

Brighton are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Everton have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Eight of Brighton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in four of Brighton’s last 15 results in all competitions (27%). At home, Brighton have five wins, one draw and no defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 2.67 points per game, scoring 3.17 and conceding 0.17. Brighton have conceded seven goals, the second-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

Six of Everton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in six of Everton’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Everton have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.86. Everton have scored 12 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Everton have conceded 10 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Brighton have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Brighton (second) and Everton (sixth) are six points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Brighton the stronger side, 243 rating points above Everton (Brighton 1882, Everton 1639, after at least 352 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Everton are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Brighton. The most recent meeting, on 31 January 2026, finished Brighton 1–1 Everton.

Team news

Predicted Brighton XI (4-2-3-1): B. Verbruggen, O. Boscagli, Costinha, L. Vušković, L. Dunk, P. Groß, Y. Ayari, D. Gómez, M. De Cuyper, J. Baixauli, C. Kostoulas — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Pascal Groß (4.7 per match over 17 appearances, five goals and four assists) and Charalampos Kostoulas (4.3 per match over 13 appearances, five goals and three assists) have been Brighton’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Brighton (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Pascal Groß averages 3.7 key passes per 90 over 1524 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Charalampos Kostoulas averages 3.2 shots per 90 over 1025 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Everton XI (4-2-3-1): J. Pickford, J. Tarkowski, V. Mykolenko, J. Branthwaite, J. O'Brien, J. Garner, K. Dewsbury-Hall, H. Armstrong, T. George, T. Dibling, T. Barry — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Thierno Barry (6.2 per match over 13 appearances, 10 goals and three assists) and Iliman Ndiaye (5.1 per match over three appearances, one assist) have been Everton’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Everton (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Thierno Barry averages 3.3 shots per 90 over 1085 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Iliman Ndiaye averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 1201 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Premier League · Amex Stadium
Head-to-head (last 6): Brighton 1 · draws 3 · Everton 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 3W 1D 1L · Everton 3W 0D 2L

Brighton v Everton (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.5 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.29 / 4.38

Corners

against 3.86 / 6 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5 / 5

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 4.63 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.43 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Everton for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.29 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	19.57 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 15.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 9.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Brighton

Brighton Goalkeeper

Brighton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Verbruggen	15	901350 min	362.4 /90	70.5 /90	00 /90
Jason Steele	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	2.9 5/5
Jason Steele n 8	90	3.6 6/4

Brighton Defensive

Brighton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Vušković	16	791270 min	181.3 /90	181.3 /90	80.6 /90	997 /90	161.1 /90	10.1 /90
O. Boscagli	16	771230 min	110.8 /90	171.2 /90	20.1 /90	413 /90	151.1 /90	40.3 /90
L. Dunk	12	74884 min	90.9 /90	90.9 /90	50.5 /90	454.6 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90
Costinha	10	72717 min	131.6 /90	81 /90	10.1 /90	496.2 /90	81 /90	30.4 /90
F. Kadıoğlu	8	77617 min	40.6 /90	50.7 /90	20.3 /90	142 /90	30.4 /90	20.3 /90
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Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Groß n 8	78.3	1.4 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
L. Vušković n 8	70.3	1 4/1	1.1 5/1	—
O. Boscagli n 8	67.4	0.5 3/0	0.7 3/1	—
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Y. Ayari n 8	69.6	0.6 4/0	1.5 5/3	—
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Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Groß n 8	78.3	2 5/3
L. Vušković n 8	70.3	1.1 6/1
O. Boscagli n 8	67.4	0.7 3/1
Y. Ayari n 8	69.6	1 4/2
D. Gómez n 8	71.4	2.5 7/3
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Brighton Attacking

Brighton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Kostoulas	13	71925 min	50.5 /90	30.3 /90	323.1 /90	131.3 /90	131.3 /90	131.3 /90
G. Rutter	7	67471 min	20.4 /90	20.4 /90	132.5 /90	71.3 /90	81.5 /90	91.7 /90
I. Osman	5	55274 min	00 /90	20.7 /90	93 /90	10.3 /90	72.3 /90	41.3 /90
P. David	2	2855 min	00 /90	00 /90	34.9 /90	00 /90	11.6 /90	11.6 /90
Z. Yohanna	1	2424 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.8 /90	00 /90
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Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Groß n 8	78.3	0.9 5/1	0.3 2/0
L. Vušković n 8	70.3	1.8 7/3	0.2 1/0
O. Boscagli n 8	67.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Ayari n 8	69.6	2.4 7/5	0.8 3/2
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Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Groß n 8	78.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Vušković n 8	70.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Boscagli n 8	67.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Ayari n 8	69.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Everton

Everton Goalkeeper

Everton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Pickford	13	901170 min	393 /90	90.7 /90	00 /90

Everton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Everton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pickford n 8	90	3.4 8/4

Everton Defensive

Everton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Tarkowski	12	901080 min	161.3 /90	242 /90	90.8 /90	776.4 /90	70.6 /90	30.3 /90
V. Mykolenko	12	881060 min	211.8 /90	121 /90	80.7 /90	635.3 /90	60.5 /90	30.3 /90
Jarrad Branthwaite	9	89801 min	101.1 /90	131.5 /90	111.2 /90	525.8 /90	60.7 /90	10.1 /90
M. Röhl	9	86774 min	151.7 /90	101.2 /90	10.1 /90	384.4 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90
J. O'Brien	6	65392 min	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	20.5 /90	204.6 /90	30.7 /90	00 /90
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Everton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Everton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Pickford n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.9	0.6 3/1	1.8 7/5	—
T. Barry n 8	84.3	1.3 5/3	1.5 6/4	—
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	0.8 5/1	1.4 5/4	—
V. Mykolenko n 8	87.5	0.6 4/1	1.5 6/4	—
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Everton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Everton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.9	1.8 6/5
T. Barry n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	1.4 6/2
V. Mykolenko n 8	87.5	2.1 7/3
James Garner n 8	90	1.8 6/3
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Everton Attacking

Everton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Barry	13	831085 min	100.8 /90	30.2 /90	403.3 /90	242 /90	171.4 /90	100.8 /90
B. Johnson	10	47467 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	51 /90	20.4 /90	81.5 /90	20.4 /90
Beto	1	2020 min	00 /90	00 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
K. Dewsbury-Hall	13	891151 min	30.2 /90	20.2 /90	241.9 /90	100.8 /90	302.3 /90	131 /90
James Garner	12	841013 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	100.9 /90	40.4 /90	151.3 /90	30.3 /90
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Everton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Everton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Pickford n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.9	1.6 7/4	0.4 3/0
T. Barry n 8	84.3	3.2 8/7	2 8/5
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
V. Mykolenko n 8	87.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Everton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Everton before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Pickford n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
T. Barry n 8	84.3	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
V. Mykolenko n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Everton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonLDWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

EvertonLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brighton 1 · 3 draws · Everton 2 · 2 goals/game

2026-01-31 Brighton 1–1 Everton
2025-08-24 Everton 2–0 Brighton
2025-01-25 Brighton 0–1 Everton
2024-08-17 Everton 0–3 Brighton
2024-02-24 Brighton 1–1 Everton
2023-11-04 Everton 1–1 Brighton

League standing · 2026/27

Brighton#2 pos22 pts10 pl+19 GD

Everton#6 pos16 pts10 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored2.6

Everton scored1.2

Brighton conceded0.7

Everton conceded1

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