Brighton vs Zalgiris Kaunas

15 October 2026 · Conference League · Matchday 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Mikkel Redder

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Georginio Rutter 41’, 53’
  • Jack Hinshelwood 45+2’
  • Matt O'Riley 67’

Match summary

Brighton won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Zalgiris Kaunas. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Georginio Rutter put Brighton ahead in the 41st minute and Jack Hinshelwood made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Rutter made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute and Matt O'Riley made it 4-0 with a header in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 4.05 expected goals (xG) from 36 shots to Zalgiris Kaunas's 0.02 from 3.

Match stats

78% Possession 22%
35 Shots 4
9 Shots on target 1
13 Corners 0
92 Attacks 53
83 Dangerous attacks 7
687 Passes 207
92.0% Pass accuracy 65.7%
9 Tackles 22
11 Fouls 8
0 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Brighton Zalgiris Kaunas
Kick-off
12’
Fabien OuregaFoul
Pascal GroßShot on target
14’
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
34’
Georginio RutterRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
41’
Georginio RutterVAR: Goal ruled out
41’
Jack HinshelwoodLeft foot shot2-0 (Brighton)
45+2’
Half-time2-0
46’
Rokas LekiatasFabien Ourega
46’
Leon KrekovićLéo Ribeiro
Maxim De CuyperOlivier Boscagli
46’
Luka VuškovićLewis Dunk
46’
Second half underway
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
49’
Georginio RutterRight foot shot3-0 (Brighton)
53’
Promise DavidJack Hinshelwood
57’
Yasin AyariPascal Groß
57’
57’
Gabriel DebeljuhRenan Oliveira
57’
Anthony KalikFranco Baldassarra
61’
Vykintas SlivkaAmine Benchaib
Matt O'RileyHeader4-0 (Brighton)
67’
Younes IbrahimIbrahim Osman
67’
CostinhaShot on target
79’
Matt O'RileyShot on target
82’
90’
Leon KrekovićShot on target
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.05 0.02 41’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 1-0 41’ 45+2’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-0 45+2’ 53’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 3-0 53’ 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), 4-0 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.05 0.02 41’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 1-0 Rutter 41’ 45+2’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-0 Hinshelwood 45+2’ 53’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 3-0 Rutter 53’ 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), 4-0 O'Riley 67’
Brighton 4.05 xGZalgiris Kaunas 0.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Zalgiris Kaunas attacking Brighton attacking 
53’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 41’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), set piece, 0.36 xG, goal 47’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 49’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 82’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), set piece, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 40’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 58’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Luka Vušković (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Costinha (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Olivier Boscagli (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Younes Ibrahim (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Younes Ibrahim (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Olivier Boscagli (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Michael Svoboda (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Franco Baldassarra (Zalgiris Kaunas), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Aldayr Hernández (Zalgiris Kaunas), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Leon Kreković (Zalgiris Kaunas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 41’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), set piece, 0.36 xG, goal 47’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 49’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 82’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 67’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), set piece, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 40’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 58’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Luka Vušković (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Costinha (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Olivier Boscagli (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Costinha (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Younes Ibrahim (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Promise David (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Younes Ibrahim (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Olivier Boscagli (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Ibrahim Osman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Franco Baldassarra (Zalgiris Kaunas), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Aldayr Hernández (Zalgiris Kaunas), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Michael Svoboda (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Leon Kreković (Zalgiris Kaunas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Brighton 4-3-3 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Dunk 46’
Svoboda
Boscagli 46’
Costinha
Groß 57’
Yalcouyé
Hinshelwood 57’
Osman 67’
O'Riley
Rutter 2
Zalgiris Kaunas 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Švedkauskas
Moutachy
Tolordava
Hernández
Edokpolor
Baldassarra 57’
Ourega 46’
Benchaib 61’
Karashima
Ribeiro 46’
Oliveira 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Bart Verbruggen
90′ 1 0 20 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Costinha
90′ – – –
Lewis Dunk Taken off
46′ – – –
Michael Svoboda
90′ – – –
Olivier Boscagli Taken off
46′ – – –
Maxim De Cuyper Came on as a substitute
44′ – – –
Luka Vušković Came on as a substitute
44′ – – –
Midfielders8 players
Pascal Groß Taken off
57′ – – – – –
Malick Yalcouyé
90′ – – – – –
Jack Hinshelwood Taken off
57′ 1 – 25 – – – – 3 1 – –
Matt O'Riley
90′ 1 – 33 – – – – 4 – 2 –
Georginio Rutter
90′ 2 – – – –
Ibrahim Osman Taken off
67′ – – – – –
Yasin Ayari Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – –
Younes Ibrahim Came on as a substitute
23′ – 1 13 2 – – – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Promise David Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 4 0.31 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

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