Brighton vs 15.10.26 19:004 – 0Full Time
Kauno Žalgiris — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Brighton overwhelm Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 on Conference League opening night
Brighton opened their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign with a 4-0 victory over Kauno Žalgiris at the Amex Stadium on matchday 1 of the league stage. The hosts were far the better side throughout, and the visitors rarely threatened Fabian Hürzeler's team.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough arrived in the 41st minute, when Georginio Rutter converted after a pass from Ibrahim Osman. Brighton doubled their lead deep into first-half stoppage time, Jack Hinshelwood scoring in the 45+2 minute from a Rutter assist, and they led 2-0 at the break.
Rutter added his second in the 53rd minute, again set up by Osman, to put the result beyond doubt. Matthew O'Riley completed the scoring in the 67th minute, with Y. Ibrahim providing the assist. The win was Brighton's fifth in a row, and Kauno Žalgiris, who had beaten Beşiktaş in their previous game, were never able to build any momentum.
Brighton next play Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League on Sunday, 18 October. Kauno Žalgiris return to European action at home to Brann in the Conference League on Thursday, 22 October.
Georginio Rutter scored twice and set up another, earning a rating of 9.0 as the best performer on the pitch. Maxim De Cuyper (8.2) and Olivier Boscagli (7.9) also rated highly.
Brighton had 36 shots to 3 for Kauno Žalgiris, who managed one effort on target.
Brighton beat Kauno Žalgiris 4–0 (half-time 2–0).
Brighton met Kauno Žalgiris in the UEFA Europa Conference League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Amex Stadium. Referee: Mikkel Redder.
Team pages: Brighton · Kauno Žalgiris · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 41' Goal: Georginio Rutter (assist: Ibrahim Osman) — 1–0 · Watch Georginio Rutter's goal video (41')
- 45+2' Goal: Jack Hinshelwood (assist: Georginio Rutter) — 2–0 · Watch Jack Hinshelwood's goal video (45+2')
- 53' Goal: Georginio Rutter (assist: Ibrahim Osman) — 3–0 · Watch Georginio Rutter's goal video (53')
- 67' Goal: Matthew O'Riley (assist: Y. Ibrahim) — 4–0 · Watch Matthew O'Riley's goal video (67')
Starting line-ups
Brighton (4-3-3)
Kauno Žalgiris (4-1-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Brighton 89%, the draw 8%, Kauno Žalgiris 3%. It finished Brighton 4–0 Kauno Žalgiris.
Brighton's big strength gap drives a one-sided forecast — Brighton sit 634 points higher on our strength rating, 1867 to 1233, and that gap is the main reason we give them 89%, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw stays at 8%, the usual draw rate for a strength gap this size, with nothing moving it either way.
Why Brighton at 89%?
Brighton sit 634 points higher on our strength rating — 1867 to 1233. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.2% of 5,559 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 92–6–2.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 89% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 8% and Kauno Žalgiris at 3%.
Why is the draw only 8%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 8.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,180.
What did we measure but not count?
Brighton's last five: D-W-W-W-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.4% of 1902 games when clearly hotter and 43.7% of 3649 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Brighton vs Kauno Žalgiris final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Georginio Rutter's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (41').
- Watch Jack Hinshelwood's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (45+2').
- Watch Georginio Rutter's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (53').
- Watch Matthew O'Riley's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (67').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Brighton 4–0 Kauno Žalgiris. Explore more on the Brighton and Kauno Žalgiris team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.