Brighton vs Arsenal: result 2-4 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 31, 2022 at 05:30 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
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What was the result of Brighton vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 2-4 on December 31, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 2′B. SakaArsenal
- 39′M. ØdegaardArsenal
- 47′E. NketiahArsenal
- 65′K. MitomaBrighton
- 71′Gabriel MartinelliArsenal
- 77′E. FergusonBrighton
Official lineup for Brighton vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 11L. Trossard
- 22K. Mitoma
- 14A. Lallana
- 7S. March
- 13P. Groß
- 27B. Gilmour
- 30P. Estupiñán
- 6L. Colwill
- 5L. Dunk
- 2T. Lamptey
- 1Robert Sánchez
Arsenal
4-3-3- 11Gabriel Martinelli
- 14E. Nketiah
- 7B. Saka
- 34G. Xhaka
- 5T. Partey
- 8M. Ødegaard
- 35O. Zinchenko
- 6Gabriel Magalhães
- 12W. Saliba
- 4B. White
- 1A. Ramsdale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Arsenal have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2022 | Southampton(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Charlton(away) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Aston Villa(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Arsenal(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2022 | West Ham(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Juventus(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 13, 2022 | AC Milan(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Lyon(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Wolves(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Brighton wins, 1 draw, 2 Arsenal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2022 | Arsenal 1-3 Brighton | League Cup |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Arsenal 1-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Brighton 0-0 Arsenal | Premier League |
| May 23, 2021 | Arsenal 2-0 Brighton | Premier League |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Brighton 0-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Brighton 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Brighton score 1.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Arsenal | 1.7 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Brighton sit 3rd in Premier League (13 points from 6 matches) and Arsenal sit 2nd (15 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy