Brighton vs Ipswich

32.2% of Brighton’s Premier League games have been drawn (87/270), the highest share of any side to have played in more than one campaign in the competition.

This was Brighton’s 27th goalless draw in the Premier League, three more than any other side since they were promoted to the division in 2017.

Ipswich didn’t register a single shot in the first half against Brighton – it’s the first time they’ve not had a shot in the opening 45 minutes of a league match since March 2020 against Fleetwood Town in League One.

This is the first league meeting between Brighton and Ipswich since a 1-1 draw in February 2017, and the first in the top-flight since a 2-0 win for Ipswich in January 1983.

Ipswich have won two of their last four away league games against Brighton (D1 L1), with those wins coming in March 2014 (2-0) and December 2015 (1-0). They had been winless in their previous eight league visits to the Seagulls before this (D5 L3).

Brighton vs Ipswich will be the 936th different fixture to be played in the Premier League. They met eight times in the top-flight between 1979 and 1983 (4 Ipswich wins, 2 Brighton wins, 2 draws), with the Tractor Boys winning 2-0 in the most recent thanks to goals from John Wark and Alan Brazil.

Brighton have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League home games against promoted sides (W5 D7), going down 1-0 against Fulham in February 2023.

Brighton have won six of their last eight Premier League matches in September (D1 L1), scoring 3+ goals in each of their last four such victories. However, their last September match ended in a 6-1 defeat at Aston Villa.