Brighton & Hove Albion hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 29 points and a 15th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Arsenal holds 9th place with 40 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 240 minutes without scoring a league goal. N. Maupay was the last player to find the net.
Brighton & Hove Albion shared the glory with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Crystal Palace that was lost 0-1.
Brighton & Hove Albion has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. On the other hand, Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 15 goals.
Arsenal form and stats
2-8-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Arsenal in their Premier League matches away. Arsenal are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
The supporters enjoyed Arsenal's previous game versus West Ham United (placed 16th), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Portsmouth at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Arsenal goalie Bernd Leno was high and low in the West Ham United game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Alexandre Lacazette came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against West Ham United last time out, making the manager M. Arteta Amatriain feel like a tactical genius.
Arsenal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Arsenal in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Arsenal - Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Brighton & Hove Albion wins - draws - Arsenal wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Aubameyang 17 goals |   N. Maupay 8 goals |  A. Lacazette 7 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 40 |
| 40 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 83% | 86% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 79% |
| 41% | 21% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 38% | 54% |
| 21% | 14% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 39% |
| 7% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 55% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 31% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 18% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 374 | 197 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 127 | 307 |
| 117 | 57 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 45 | 112 |
| 27% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 36% |
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 53 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- The Argus - (local newspaper)