Brighton vs Arsenal preview & prediction

Match preview

When Arsenal, who are currently atop the Premier League, go to the Amex to take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday night, they will try to conclude 2022 on a high note.

On Boxing Day, the Gunners overcame a deficit to defeat West Ham United 3-1, while on the South Coast, the Seagulls defeated Southampton by the same score.

After a memorable calendar year under Graham Potter and De Zerbi, Brighton may find themselves in the top six heading into 2023, depending on how Liverpool performs against Leicester City on Friday. However, the latter has already lost two of his four home Premier League games as manager of the Seagulls.

However, Brighton’s defensive fortitude at the Amex is still very much intact. The Seagulls have only allowed six goals in Premier League home games so far in 2022–23, and they have developed a reputation as Arsenal’s bogey club.

Eddie Nketiah, wearing number 14, of Arsenal, who was thriving under the burden of replacing Gabriel Jesus’s shoes, stated that he did not want to be perceived as the injured teammate’s successor despite leading the Gunners to an impressive comeback against West Ham in the London derby.

While Brighton recently defeated a depleted Arsenal team 3-1 in the EFL Cup and have only ever lost to the capital club in the Premier League in front of the Amex faithful, Arsenal travel to the Amex having picked up 13 points from the last 15 available away from home while only giving up one goal during that hot streak.

Brighton vs Arsenal Head to Head

Arsenal	1 – 3	Brighton
Arsenal	1 – 2	Brighton
Brighton	0 – 0	Arsenal
Arsenal	2 – 0	Brighton
Brighton	0 – 1	Arsenal

Brighton vs Arsenal Form Guide

Brighton’s last 5 games – WDDLW

Southhampton	1 – 3	Brighton
Charlston	0 – 0	Brighton
Aston Villa	2 – 2	Brighton
Brighton	1 – 2	Aston Villa
Arsenal	1 – 3	Brighton

Arsenal’s last 5 games – WLWWD

Arsenal	3 – 1	West ham
Arsenal	0 – 2	Juventus
Arsenal	2 – 1	Ac Milan
Arsenal	3 – 0	Lyon
Arsenal	0 – 0	Stoke city

Key stats

The two teams have locked horns 26 times across all competitions, despite their first meeting dating back to 1935 in the FA Cup. As expected, the visitors have dominated proceedings against the hosts with 14 wins to their name.
Brighton have picked up seven wins against the London giants and the remaining five games have ended in draws.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Arsenal, recording two wins in a row, including a 3-1 win in the EFL Cup in November.
Interestingly, Brighton have been the better team in the Premier League meetings against Arsenal, picking up four wins, and suffering three defeats while playing out three draws.
The visitors have the second-best attacking record in the Premier League this season, scoring 36 goals in 15 games. They also have the second-best defensive record in the competition, conceding 12 goals in 15 games.
Brighton have suffered just one defeat at home in the Premier League against the visitors.

Brighton vs Arsenal prediction

De Zerbi’s team is still tough to beat at home and may feel confident about unsettling the Arsenal defense, but Arteta’s merciless squad should exploit a weak Brighton defense to secure their 14th Premier League victory of the year. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture: