Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 32

Apr 9, 2022 at 3pm UK

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
1 - 2
Brighton

Odegaard (89')
Odegaard (39'), Saka (50'), Sambi Lokonga (82')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Trossard (29'), Mwepu (66')
Bissouma (35'), Gross (40'), Caicedo (52'), Sanchez (90+1')

Mikel Arteta defends Granit Xhaka left-back decision in Brighton loss

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta defends his decision to start Granit Xhaka at left-back in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Apr 9, 18:10

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Arsenal

Last Six:

Last Game: Arsenal 5-1 Everton
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	29	71
5	Arsenal	38	13	69
6	Manchester United	38	0	58

Brighton & Hove Albion

Last Six:

Last Game: Brighton 3-1 West Ham
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Leicester City	38	3	52
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	-2	51
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	-5	51

We said: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Arsenal sure are under pressure to prove that their dire showing at Selhurst Park was just a one-off, and they could hardly have been handed a friendlier fixture to return to winning ways. Brighton's continued struggles in front of goal are showing no signs of letting up anytime soon, and even with their recent injury blows, Arsenal's young guns should prevail comfortably. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 53.98%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 22.23%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 2-0 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.3%), while for a Brighton & Hove Albion win it was 0-1 (6.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.

Result
Arsenal	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
53.98%	23.78%	22.23%

Both teams to score 52.48%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.69%

48.31%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.54%

70.46%

Arsenal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.19%

17.8%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.47%

48.53%

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.85%

36.15%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.07%

72.93%

Score Analysis

Arsenal 53.98%

Brighton & Hove Albion 22.23%

Draw 23.78%

Arsenal	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0 @ 11.1% 2-1 @ 9.75% 2-0 @ 9.58% 3-1 @ 5.61% 3-0 @ 5.51% 3-2 @ 2.85% 4-1 @ 2.42% 4-0 @ 2.38% 4-2 @ 1.23% Other @ 3.53% Total : 53.98%	1-1 @ 11.3% 0-0 @ 6.44% 2-2 @ 4.96% 3-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 0.11% Total : 23.78%	0-1 @ 6.55% 1-2 @ 5.75% 0-2 @ 3.33% 1-3 @ 1.95% 2-3 @ 1.68% 0-3 @ 1.13% Other @ 1.84% Total : 22.23%