Brighton vs Arsenal Prediction

Brighton
3-0
Finished
HT 2-0
Arsenal
American Express Stadium, Falmer·Darren England 19/09/2026
BrightonBrighton
3-0
Finished
ArsenalArsenal

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.5 / 10
Value Analysis
64%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.75
SignalSOLIDModel64%SurpriseMediumGap+9.0%
Brighton Rest
2 days
Arsenal Rest
3 days

Brighton vs Arsenal: result, form and history

Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Premier League on 19 Sep 2026. That went against recent form: Arsenal had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 3 for Brighton.

Arsenal have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 2.8 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
23%4.80
X
28%3.90
2
49%1.70
Double Chance
1X
50%2.13
X2
77%1.19
Both Teams to Score
Yes
66%1.70
No
34%2.05
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.33 + 1.62 = 2.95
Over 1.5
83%1.22
Over 2.5
61%1.75
Over 3.5
37%2.77
Under 1.5
17%4.10
Under 2.5
39%2.11
Under 3.5
63%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.5 + 4.3 = 8.9
Over 8.5
46%1.60
Over 9.5
35%2.00
Over 10.5
26%2.53
Under 8.5
54%2.25
Under 9.5
65%1.74
Under 10.5
74%1.47
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 1.8 = 3.5
Over 3.5
47%1.70
Over 4.5
28%2.32
Under 3.5
53%2.11
Under 4.5
72%1.59

Match Events

31'Pascal GroßAssist: Charalampos Kostoulas
33'Charalampos KostoulasTime wasting
45'Charalampos KostoulasAssist: Diego Gomez
45+1'Ferdi KadıoğluFoul
57'Chema AndrésAssist: Pascal Groß
60'Jurriën Timber INMartín Zubimendi out
60'Bruno Guimarães INMikel Merino out
71'Pascal Struijk
73'Christos Tzolis INEberechi Eze out
73'Martin Odegaard INViktor Gyökeres out
76'Charalampos Kostoulas INGeorginio Rutter out
76'Ferdi Kadıoğlu INCostinha out
81'Bukayo Saka INMax Dowman out
85'Chema Andrés INMalick Yalcouyé out
86'Pascal Struijk INMichael Svoboda out
86'Diego Gomez INMatt O'Riley out
90+1'Maxim De CuyperTime wasting
90+7'Declan RiceArgument

Lineups

Brighton
4-2-3-1Coach: F. Hürzeler
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Coach: Mikel Arteta
Avg rating7.22
Avg rating6.14
B. Verbruggen6.71B. Verbruggen
F. Kadıoğlu7.324F. Kadıoğlu
L. Vušković7.244L. Vušković
P. Struijk7.14P. Struijk
O. Boscagli7.121O. Boscagli
José María Andrés Baixauli8.214J. María Andrés Baixauli
P. Groß9.013P. Groß
D. Gómez7.025D. Gómez
Y. Ayari6.726Y. Ayari
M. De Cuyper6.429M. De Cuyper
C. Kostoulas8.219C. Kostoulas
David Raya5.51D. Raya
J. Timber6.712J. Timber
E. Konsa6.515E. Konsa
Gabriel Magalhães6.16G. Magalhães
R. Calafiori6.733R. Calafiori
D. Rice6.041D. Rice
Bruno Guimarães5.939B. Guimarães
B. Saka6.37B. Saka
M. Ødegaard6.28M. Ødegaard
C. Tzolis6.217C. Tzolis
K. Havertz6.329K. Havertz

Brighton Substitutes

12P. David
35M. Yalcouyé85'for Chema Andrés6.9
33M. O'Riley86'for Diego Gomez6.4
15I. Osman
10G. Rutter76'for Charalampos Kostoulas6.6
30M. Svoboda86'for Pascal Struijk7.5
20Costinha76'for Ferdi Kadıoğlu7.4
3J. Hadjam
23J. Steele

Arsenal Substitutes

13Kepa
5P. Hincapié
49M. Lewis-Skelly
10E. Eze73'for Christos Tzolis5.8
23Mikel Merino60'for Bruno Guimarães5.7
36Martín Zubimendi60'for Jurriën Timber5.9
56M. Dowman81'for Bukayo Saka5.8
14V. Gyökeres73'for Martin Odegaard6.6
20N. Madueke

Match Stats

BrightonArsenal
40%Ball Possession60%
5Corner Kicks6
4Yellow Cards1
17Total Shots11
5Shots on Goal2
9Shots off Goal4
10Shots Inside Box10
7Shots Outside Box1
3Blocked Shots5
13Fouls11
0Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves2
343Total Passes511
260Passes Accurate433
10Free Kicks13

Team Comparison

BrightonBrighton
ArsenalArsenal
1936Elo Rating 2034
1.93Attack 1.71
2.00Defense 2.34
31%Hit Rate 54%
21.3Shots per Game 18.1
5.4Shots on Target 5.1
6.9Corners per Game 7.1
1.8Cards per Game 1.3

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.95 goals
📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

BrightonBrighton
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
ArsenalArsenal
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.3 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

BrightonBrighton2Wins · 20%
Draws220%
ArsenalArsenal6Wins · 60%
2.8Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Premier League04/03/2026
BrightonArsenal
01
Premier League27/12/2025
ArsenalBrighton
21
League Cup29/10/2025
ArsenalBrighton
20
Premier League04/01/2025
BrightonArsenal
11
Premier League31/08/2024
ArsenalBrighton
11
Premier League06/04/2024
BrightonArsenal
03
Premier League17/12/2023
ArsenalBrighton
20
Premier League14/05/2023
ArsenalBrighton
03
Premier League31/12/2022
BrightonArsenal
24
League Cup09/11/2022
ArsenalBrighton
13

Recent Form

ArsenalArsenal
8W0D2L
15/09/2026
IpswichArsenal
24
W
12/09/2026
SunderlandArsenal
02
W
09/09/2026
NapoliArsenal
01
W
06/09/2026
ArsenalChelsea
21
W
31/08/2026
Aston VillaArsenal
01
W
21/08/2026
ArsenalCoventry
30
W
16/08/2026
ArsenalManchester City
30
W
12/08/2026
ArsenalComo
4131
W
09/08/2026
ArsenalBorussia Dortmund
23
L
05/08/2026
ArsenalReal Betis
13
L

Referee Profile

Darren England36 matches

4.39Cards per match
4.30Yellow cards per match
0.09Red cards per match
22.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Darren England4.39
Other referees3.94

4.39 cards a match, 0.45 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.94).

Cards come from 33 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Premier League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1ArsenalArsenal980114:5+924WWWWL
2Manchester CityManchester City970220:10+1021LLWWW
3BrightonBrighton961224:7+1719WLWWW
4ChelseaChelsea951319:15+416WLWWL
5LiverpoolLiverpool943211:9+215LWWLW
6BrentfordBrentford935116:9+714WDLDW
7EvertonEverton93429:9013WLLDW
8BournemouthBournemouth933314:13+112WWWLL
9TottenhamTottenham933310:10012WWWDL
10Aston VillaAston Villa933310:13-312DWWDW
11Hull CityHull City925211:10+111DDLDL
12LeedsLeeds92529:8+111LDDLD
13NewcastleNewcastle932412:15-311LWLLW
14IpswichIpswich932414:18-411DDLWL
15FulhamFulham92349:11-29DWWLD
16CoventryCoventry93069:16-79WLLWW
17Manchester UnitedManchester United914410:15-57LLDDD
18Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace92169:21-127LLLWD
19Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest91356:12-66LDLLL
20SunderlandSunderland91267:17-105LDLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1ArsenalArsenal914:524
2Manchester CityManchester City920:1021
3BrightonBrighton924:719
4ChelseaChelsea919:1516
5LiverpoolLiverpool911:915
6BrentfordBrentford916:914
7EvertonEverton99:913
8BournemouthBournemouth914:1312
9TottenhamTottenham910:1012
10Aston VillaAston Villa910:1312
11Hull CityHull City911:1011
12LeedsLeeds99:811
13NewcastleNewcastle912:1511
14IpswichIpswich914:1811
15FulhamFulham99:119
16CoventryCoventry99:169
17Manchester UnitedManchester United910:157
18Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace99:217
19Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest96:126
20SunderlandSunderland97:175
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About the Brighton vs Arsenal forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Brighton and Arsenal in the Premier League table

This is a meeting of two top-four sides: Arsenal are 1st in the Premier League, 5 points ahead of Brighton in 3rd. League goal record so far: Brighton 24-7, Arsenal 14-5. The full standings are on the Premier League Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.