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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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
5
7
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 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
#15 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
  • 5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Germany international Pascal Gross has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Martin Odegaard exits the field as Nicolas Pepe enters on 63.
  • 68' Lewis Dunk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
  • 72' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Lacazette is hanging Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Neal Maupay.
  • 78' Alexis Mac Allister has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jakub Moder on 78 minute.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Joel Veltman. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Pascal Gross exits the field as Solomon March enters on 84.
  • 89' Aaron Ramsdale is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Thomas Partey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Bukayo Saka departs to be replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 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
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

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
4 / 4
0.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC33% Draw47% Arsenal FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes14% 0% No86%
Avg goals/match: 0.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 54%
46%
± 1.5 22%
78%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Arsenal FC
67%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Arsenal FC
53%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC14% Draw77% Arsenal FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19%
0 – 1
13.1%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 1
2.3%
0 – 2
2.2%
1 – 2
1.6%
3 – 0
0.7%
2 – 2
0.6%
3 – 1
0.4%
0 – 3
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 21% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 15% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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