Premier League: Brighton vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Brighton and Arsenal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Brighton welcome The Gunners this coming 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.

Team form: Brighton vs Arsenal

Brighton Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Brighton are on the lookout for a win again. Against West Ham it finished 1-1, before a draw with Brentford in a 0-0 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 2-2 against Aston Villa. Brighton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

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.

Betting stats for Brighton and Arsenal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brighton and Arsenal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Brighton vs Arsenal

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.

Popular markets: Brighton vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Brighton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew five and lost two as well, while Arsenal won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Arsenal have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing. Arsenal didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games. Arsenal have not lost to Brighton in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Arsenal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Arsenal played. Brighton managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Arsenal performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.