Brighton vs Arsenal

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🕒 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Brighton 6 · Arsenal 2

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

30 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	23%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (9-14).
Brighton controlled possession (68%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21

Avg: 1.95 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 18

Avg: 1.84 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

2.05

1.95

1.84

1.11

0.95

53%

O2.5

47%

42%

BTTS

37%

53%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Brighton rank6th

Arsenal rank2nd

Brighton points62

Arsenal points84

Brighton: #6 · 62 pts · GD +19

22 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #2 · 84 pts · GD +45

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 48 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals12-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home47%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first53%

Brighton win after scoring first90%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 43% · Arsenal 57%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 36.4' · Arsenal 21.9'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.95 vs 1.63

Brighton concede at home1.11 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.84 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.95 vs 1.63

Brighton score 19% above league average, while Arsenal score 51% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 9% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 10

16-30 8

46-60 7

61-75 5

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

598

288

Passes Accurate

528

209

Passes %

88%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Saka

Normal Goal

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

M. Ødegaard

Normal Goal

45'

45' B. Gilmour

45+1'

45+1' Gabriel Magalhães

45+2'

45+2' T. Partey

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Nketiah

Normal Goal

54'

54' B. Saka

57'

57' S. March

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ O. Zinchenko

1st substitution · For: K. Tierney

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ B. White

2nd substitution · For: T. Tomiyasu

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ L. Trossard

1st substitution · For: E. Ferguson

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Lallana

2nd substitution · For: J. Sarmiento

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Mitoma

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Groß

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

Gabriel Martinelli

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ødegaard

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Partey

3rd substitution · For: Mohamed Elneny

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. March

3rd substitution · For: J. Enciso

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

E. Ferguson

Normal Goal

81'

81' J. Sarmiento

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

4th substitution · For: R. Holding

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

K. Mitoma

Goal cancelled

Brighton vs Arsenal 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 on Saturday, 31 December 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 2' when B. Saka scored, making the score 0-1. Arsenal extended the lead at 39' when M. Ødegaard scored, making the score 0-2. B. Gilmour received a yellow card for Brighton at 45'. Gabriel Magalhães received a yellow card for Arsenal at 45+1'. T. Partey received a yellow card for Arsenal at 45+2'.

Second half: Arsenal extended the lead at 47' when E. Nketiah scored, making the score 0-3. B. Saka received a yellow card for Arsenal at 54'. S. March received a yellow card for Brighton at 57'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 60', with O. Zinchenko replacing K. Tierney. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 60', with B. White replacing T. Tomiyasu. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 60', with L. Trossard replacing E. Ferguson. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Lallana replacing J. Sarmiento. Brighton reduced the deficit at 65' when K. Mitoma scored, with the assist credited to P. Groß, making the score 1-3. Arsenal extended the lead at 71' when Gabriel Martinelli scored, with the assist credited to M. Ødegaard, making the score 1-4. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 74', with T. Partey replacing Mohamed Elneny. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. March replacing J. Enciso. Brighton reduced the deficit at 77' when E. Ferguson scored, making the score 2-4. J. Sarmiento received a yellow card for Brighton at 81'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Ødegaard replacing R. Holding. Brighton scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when K. Mitoma scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 3-4.

Brighton used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Brighton got 3 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 3 yellow cards.