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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 16:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Neal Maupay 74' Y
Joel Veltman 82' Y
Y 90' Thomas Partey

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
5
7
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Arsenal FC H 0–0 D
27 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
11 Sep Brentford FC A 1–0 W
28 Aug Everton FC H 0–2 L
21 Aug Watford FC H 2–0 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D
26 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–1 W
18 Sep Burnley FC A 1–0 W
11 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
28 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
22 Aug Chelsea FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Arsenal FC
#3 Position #2
10 Points 12
5 Played 5
3 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
16 Scored 8
5 Conceded 4
+11 GD +4
2.00 PPG 2.40
60% Win % 80%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to score. At the same time, Arsenal FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brighton & Hove Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Jakub Moder has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Martin Odegaard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Joel Veltman is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Arsenal FC tonight.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact .
  • 63' The crowd applauds Martin Odegaard as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Pepe steps in for Arsenal FC.
  • 68' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Alexandre Lacazette is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the 72 minute mark.
  • 74' Neal Maupay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 78' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Jakub Moder trudges off to be replaced by Alexis Mac Allister on 78 minutes.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Joel Veltman will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Solomon March. He replaces Pascal Gross on 84 minute.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Partey is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. He replaces Bukayo Saka on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Nicolas Pepe 3
Kai Havertz 3
Neal Maupay 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Alexandre Lacazette 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Martinelli 2
Joao Pedro 2

Head to Head

2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-09-11 Brentford FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-08-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC W

Arsenal FC Form

2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2021-09-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-09-18 Burnley FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2021-09-11 Arsenal FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2021-08-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC49% Draw28% Arsenal FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Arsenal FC
51%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC35% Draw49% Arsenal FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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