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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 18:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Lewis Dunk 59' Y
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Adam Nunn
9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

5
5
7
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2020-06-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Arsenal FC 2019-12-05 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
27 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–2 D
20 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Fulham FC A 0–0 D
13 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
07 Dec Southampton FC H 1–2 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Chelsea FC H 3–1 W
19 Dec Everton FC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Southampton FC H 1–1 D
13 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
10 Dec Dundalk FC A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Arsenal FC
#2 Position #1
22 Points 27
10 Played 10
7 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 1
26 Scored 15
7 Conceded 5
+19 GD +10
2.20 PPG 2.70
70% Win % 90%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
6/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 4 G 4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 3 G 2 A
Yasin Ayari 3 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 3 G
Maxim De Cuyper 2 G 3 A
Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Pascal Gross scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Spain international Dani Ceballos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arteta will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Mohamed El Neny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Hector Bellerin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Robert Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 141 appearances.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Lewis Dunk. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 66' A goal from the France international Alexandre Lacazette! He fires home on 66 to make it 0-1!
  • 66' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Lacazette is hanging Martinelli on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' Neal Maupay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexis Mac Allister at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Davy Propper is withdrawn and Solomon March gets his opportunity.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Trossard is hanging Alireza Jahanbakhsh on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Arsenal FC's shape.
  • 81' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 81 minute. Bukayo Saka leaves to be changed by Dani Ceballos.
  • 86' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Emile Smith Rowe is withdrawn and Ainsley Maitland-Niles gets his opportunity.
  • The points are shared — Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0-1 Arsenal FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kai Havertz 3
Nicolas Pepe 3
Martin Odegaard 2
Martinelli 2
Joao Pedro 2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2
Neal Maupay 2
Bukayo Saka 2

Head to Head

2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2020-06-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Arsenal FC 2019-12-05 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-27 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2020-12-16 Fulham FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-12-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Southampton FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC W 2020-12-19 Everton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-16 Arsenal FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2020-12-13 Arsenal FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2020-12-10 Dundalk FC 2–4 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC35% Draw32% Arsenal FC33%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Arsenal FC
65%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC24% Draw54% Arsenal FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.