Arsenal vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-16 14:00.
[p]With both clubs safely through to the knockout stages of their respective European competitions, Arsenal welcome Brighton to the Emirates Stadium with both looking to close in on their Premier League (PL) goals. The Gunners were knocked off the summit following their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, and after being held to a draw by PSV in midweek, Mikel Arteta’s men could endure a three-match winless run for the first time since April.[/p]
[p]The Spaniard will be grateful to have the home crowd behind his players as Arsenal have won six straight matches at the Emirates. The last time they were beaten on their own turf was by Brighton in May however (3-0), while the Gunners have lost more H2Hs in the PL than they’ve won (W4, D3, L5), making this as tough a fixture as any for Arteta’s charges.[/p]
[p]That’s perhaps best demonstrated by Brighton winning each of their last three visits to the Emirates, scoring eight goals in the process. Their resounding 3-0 success in May all but ended Arsenal’s title tilt, while it was also the last time the Seagulls kept a PL clean sheet, with all 20 of their subsequent fixtures seeing both sides on the scoresheet.[/p]
[p]With their continental distractions out of the way for now, head coach Roberto De Zerbi will be keen for his side to rediscover their domestic mojo. Brighton start the round seven points adrift of the top four having won just one of their last five PL away matches (D1, L3) – a sequence that’s seen them concede 14 goals.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Striker Gabriel Jesus is one of the few Arsenal players with a positive win-loss record against Brighton (W8, L3), and he’ll be looking to strike early with four of his five goals this season arriving before half-time. The Gunners are the side Brighton’s Pascal Groß has faced the most without scoring, but he assisted in both H2Hs last season and has directly contributed to five goals in his last four PL matches (G1, A4).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The last four H2Hs have produced 16 goals, an average of four per game.[/p]