Brighton vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th January 2025

Brighton welcome The Gunners on Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

While Arsenal are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 39 points in 19 rounds, Brighton trail by 27 points after 19 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table.

The Seagulls will be eager to finally claim a win after a couple of draws, however, one point could still prove acceptable against Arsenal.

The Seagulls only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Arsenal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded seven, an average of 0.7 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time The Seagulls played Arsenal. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Brighton vs Arsenal Prediction

Brighton Form

In their previous three matches, Brighton first drew 1-1 against West Ham, then 0-0 against Brentford before also finishing even in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Brighton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Crystal Palace got left behind in a 1-5 win, before Ipswich got hammered in a 1-0 victory. Brentford was the most recent victim in a 1-3 win for Arsenal. Arsenal won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 15 goals whilst conceding seven.

Brighton have experienced several draws in recent matches, which makes the stalemate look like a tasty bet this coming Saturday against Arsenal at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton fought their way to two wins and eight points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in ten goals. Arsenal won two of their last nine matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 12 and conceding ten goals. They collected 11 points from these. Brighton are looking at a record of six wins, nine draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of 11 wins, six draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Arsenal Squads

Brighton Squad

Hurzeler will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Arsenal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/17), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/0), Igor (0/11), Imari Samuels (0/0), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/17), Joel Veltman (0/13), Lewis Dunk (0/15), Pervis Estupinan (0/15), Tariq Lamptey (2/7), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (2/16), Diego Gomez (0/0), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/10), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (3/19), Mats Wieffer (1/13), Matthew O'Riley (1/7), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/16), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/9), Danny Welbeck (6/14), Evan Ferguson (1/12), Georginio Rutter (2/18), Joao Pedro (4/13), Julio Enciso (0/11), Simon Adingra (2/13), Yankuba Minteh (2/14).

Arsenal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Arsenal players that the manager Mikel Arteta will choose from for the upcoming game:

David Raya (0/19), Neto (0/2), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/9), Gabriel (3/17), Jakub Kiwior (0/8), Jurrien Timber (1/17), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/7), Riccardo Calafiori (1/10), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (2/18), Declan Rice (1/17), Ethan Nwaneri (1/11), Jorginho (0/9), Leandro Trossard (3/19), Martin Oedegaard (1/12), Mikel Merino (2/12), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/6), Thomas Partey (2/18), Bukayo Saka (5/16), Gabriel Jesus (3/16), Gabriel Martinelli (5/17), Kai Havertz (7/17), Marquinhos (0/0), Raheem Sterling (0/6).

Brighton vs Arsenal Team News

Brighton are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Arsenal.

Brighton are unable to field Solly March on Saturday against Arsenal, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Arsenal have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard sit this one out for Arsenal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brighton.

Brighton vs Arsenal Lineups

Brighton vs Arsenal H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time The Seagulls played Arsenal. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Arsenal have been the dominant force winning five matches against Brighton. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Brighton vs Arsenal Results

In the last ten matches between Brighton and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Brighton vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Tariq Lamptey, who is performing well for Brighton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Arsenal.The visitors will be looking to Gabriel Jesus to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Arsenal in recent matches.

Brighton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Arsenal won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Brighton on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Arsenal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Brighton managed an average of one goal in the past ten encounters against Arsenal, who scored 1.5 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Arsenal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.8 times goals per game themselves.