Brighton and Hove Albion - Arsenal predictions and free betting tips [06/04/2024]

On Saturday, 6 April, as part of the 32nd round of the Premier League, Brighton will host Arsenal on their home ground. Last Wednesday, the "Seagulls" couldn't overcome Brentford (0:0), while the "Gunners" managed to beat Luton Town (2:0) and temporarily topped the championship table.

Predicted line-ups

Brighton: Verbruggen; Lamptey, Dunk, Van Hecke, Estupinan; Baleba, Gross; Adingra, Moder, Enciso; Welbeck.
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

Stadium

The match will take place in Brighton at Amex Stadium. 

Brighton

At the moment, Brighton is 9th in the Premier League table, just two points away from the 7th spot, which could potentially qualify for the European tournaments. Unfortunately for the fans of the southerners, coach De Derby's players are in a slump: in the last five Premier League rounds, they only won once, drew twice and lost twice, with the only victory coming at home against the ailing Nottingham Forest (1:0). After capitulating last weekend to Liverpool at Anfield with a score of 2:1, this week Brighton was forced to share the points with Brentford in London (0:0).

Twenty-four strikes at the Bees' goal were not successful for the Seagulls, though Brighton had a chance to win - however, referee Andy Madley reviewed a possible foul by Joan Wissa on Lewis-Dunk and cancelled an earlier awarded penalty... On the other hand, the visitors can boast an impressive 14-match unbeaten run at the Amex since their Europa League debacle against Greek AEK in September. 

Arsenal

Since 2004, Arsenal has been on the hunt for the English champion title and is on a par with Liverpool and Manchester City this season. The Londoners have not suffered a single defeat since the start of January; however, their amazing streak of 8 consecutive wins in the league was interrupted last weekend. Thus, the "Gunners" drew with Manchester City (0:0), and the conservative style of the "gunners" sparked a lot of controversy and criticism in the press.

However, the red and whites resumed their winning streak last Wednesday, dispatching modest Luton Town 2-0. Next Tuesday, Mikel Arteta's wards will host Bayern Munich in the first match of the Champions League quarter-finals. 

Head-to-head meetings

Brighton lost to Arsenal 2:0 in the first round; however, since the 2020-21 campaign, the "Gunners" have not beaten the "Seagulls" twice in one season.  

Match forecast Brighton - Arsenal

Brighton performs very well with the support of the home crowd, but the team's current form does not promise the "seagulls" anything good against the league leader. Arsenal is motivated by the race for the championship title and is grinding opponents one by one - the visitors simply cannot afford a slip-up on Saturday. Considering the rested Saka and Rice, we should expect the highest level of football from Arteta's pupils, so I bet on the away victory for the "Gunners". 

Total forecast 

Brighton will undoubtedly concede, but is more than capable of scoring a goal themselves: at home, the team scores an average of two goals per game. My prediction - both teams will score.  

Forecast on corners

Both sides promote an exclusively attacking style of football and will make a lot of use of their flanks - confidently betting on the total over 9.5 corners. 

Forecast on yellow cards 

The teams are not notorious for excessive roughness on the field and in the first round earned only 4 yellow cards between them. Boldly bet on the total under 4.5 cautions. 

Score forecast

I'll bet on the exact score of 1:3 in favour of Arsenal.