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Minute 563–0
Rutter scores, Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Kauno Žalgiris
Georginio Rutter is on the scoresheet again. He scored in the 53rd minute, just as he did earlier in the 41st, after an assist from Ibrahim Osman. Jack Hinshelwood added a goal just before the break, in the 45+2nd minute, after a pass from Rutter.
Number of the match: 3–0 — That is the score in the 56th minute, and Rutter was involved in all three Brighton & Hove Albion goals.
2–0
Hinshelwood scores, Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Kauno Žalgiris
Jack Hinshelwood adds a second in the 45+2nd minute, assisted by Georginio Rutter. Earlier, in the 41st minute, it was Rutter who opened the scoring, assisted by Ibrahim Osman. Brighton & Hove Albion go into the break with a two-goal cushion.
Number of the match: 45+2 — The goal came in first-half stoppage time, right after the strike in the 41st minute.
Live · half-time · 2–0
Brighton 2–0 at half-time: a goal in stoppage time
Brighton & Hove Albion lead Kauno Žalgiris 2–0. The second goal came in the 45+2nd minute, just before the whistle. Hinshelwood scored after an assist from Rutter.
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Number of the match16That is how many shots Brighton & Hove Albion took in the first half, against two from Kauno Žalgiris.
A goal to close the half. First, in the 41st minute, Georginio Rutter scored, with Ibrahim Osman assisting. Then, in the 45+2nd minute, the roles were reversed: Rutter assisted and Jack Hinshelwood scored. Two goals late in the half made it 2–0 and sent Brighton & Hove Albion into the dressing room in front.
The run and the picture of the game. This is no random flash. Brighton & Hove Albion have scored in 8 matches in a row and are unbeaten in 5. The first half looked much the same: possession of 80% to 20%, 4 shots on target to 0 and 7 corners to 0 on Kauno Žalgiris's side.
Before the match
Brighton begin the Conference League league phase against Lithuanian champions Kauno Žalgiris
Brighton & Hove Albion play Kauno Žalgiris in matchday 1 of the Conference League, and sit 3rd in the Premier League with 13 points. The Lithuanian champions return to action after a 49-day break, while Brighton are unbeaten in five matches.
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Number of the match49That is how many days have passed since Kauno Žalgiris' last match, while Brighton played five days ago.
Brighton's run and the visitors' break
Brighton go into the match unbeaten in five games in a row. The team have scored in eight consecutive matches. Kauno Žalgiris are in a completely different situation when it comes to match rhythm: 49 days have passed since their previous Europa League match. The hosts played a Premier League match five days ago. That is the clearest difference between the two sides before the first whistle: one has a steady rhythm of league games behind them, the other a long break from their last appearance in Europe.
Lithuanian debutants
Kauno Žalgiris are the Lithuanian champions and are making their debut in the Conference League league phase. They are the second Lithuanian club in this phase in its history, after Vilnius in 2022. Brighton and Kauno Žalgiris have never played each other before, so this is the first meeting between the clubs. For both sides, the opponent is therefore new, with no shared history to refer back to.
Brighton in the Premier League
In their last five matches Brighton won four times and conceded only three goals in that period. After four wins in a row they are 3rd in the Premier League with 13 points after six matches. The record is 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The team played their last match away at Sunderland and won 0–2, even though they played with ten men from the 67th minute after a red card for Struijk. De Cuyper and Hadjam scored.
The cup and Kauno's striker
Kauno Žalgiris beat Minija Kretinga 3–0 in the national cup final and lifted the trophy for the first time in their history. Gabriel Debeljuh is expected to lead the attack, having scored one goal in four appearances this season. That is the latest news on the Lithuanian side, who enter the European league phase as national champions and cup winners.
The hosts' squad
Injured Femi Azeez and Yankuba Minteh will not play for Brighton. Those are two names on the absentee list in the hosts' squad, who go into the first matchday of the league phase on a run of five matches unbeaten.
How similar matches ended
In 6985 matches across all leagues in which the difference in strength between the teams was similar, the home side won 45%, 26% ended in a draw, and the away side won 29%. At least 3 goals were scored in 52% of those matches. That is how matches with a similar difference in strength have ended so far, and in this case one side is a team that has scored in each of their last matches.
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.
