📊 Form Guide

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton head into this game following on from a 0-0 Premier League tied result vs Brentford.

In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 67% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Brentford had 5 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

Brighton & Hove Albion have really struggled up front in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 against opponents over their previous six fixtures. In those games, Brighton & Hove Albion have also seen the tally of goals scored against them come to 10.

Arsenal

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Arsenal head into the match following a 2-0 Premier League win to beat Luton Town in their most recent game.

In that match, Arsenal managed 58% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard (24'). For their opponents, Luton Town had 5 shots at goal with 1 on target. Daiki Hashioka (44' Own goal) scored for Luton Town.

A series of effective showings from the Arsenal defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes combined. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 13. In any event, we will just have to wait and see if that trend shall be sustained in this game or not.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 02/10/2021 shows us that Brighton have won 3 of these games and Arsenal 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined total of 18 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 of them from The Seagulls and 8 belonging to The Gunners. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Premier League match day 17 on 17/12/2023 and the score finished Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.

That day, Arsenal managed 50% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. The goals were scored by Gabriel Jesus (53') and Kai Havertz (87').

Brighton & Hove Albion got 6 shots at goal with 1 on target.

The match was refereed by Tim Robinson.

📰 Team News: Brighton

Kaoru Mitoma (Back injury), Jack Hinshelwood (Foot surgery) and Solly March (Knee injury) won’t be available for Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi.

In all likelihood, The Seagulls could line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, handing starts to Bart Verbruggen, Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan, Carlos Baleba, Jakub Moder, Julio Enciso, Pascal Gross, Simon Adingra and Danny Welbeck.

🗞️ Team News: Arsenal

It’s our belief that The Gunners will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, going with David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Martin Oedegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.

✨ Prediction

We’re thinking that Brighton & Hove Albion will likely be able to score a goal against this Arsenal team, although just one goal may not be enough to avoid defeat.

Our tip is for a close game with a 1-2 advantage for Arsenal at the end of the 90 minutes. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 16:05 06/04/2024