Brighton & Hove Albion (2-0-0) travel to face off against Arsenal (2-0-0) on Saturday, August 31st. This match will be played at Emirates Stadium in London. Both club’s come into this one having won their previous match. The match starts at 7:30 AM ET.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion Is Coming Off A Win

In their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Manchester United and pulled off the 2-1 upset win. The money line payout for Brighton & Hove Albion was +132, and the three combined goals fell short of the over/under goal line of 3.5 goals.

Brighton & Hove Albion’s offensive attack took a total of 14 shots, five of which were on target. They needed these two goals to secure the win, with Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck each finding the net on their three total shot attempts.

Jason Steele and the Brighton & Hove Albion defensive unit allowed just one goal on Manchester United’s four total shots on target. Steele finished with two saves, and as a club, Brighton & Hove Albion had four corners compared to four for Manchester United.

Arsenal Is Coming Off A Win

In their last match, Arsenal took on Aston Villa on the road. The over/under line heading into the match was 2.5 goals, and the two combined goals fell short of this figure. Arsenal won the match by a score of 2-0.

Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey were the two Arsenal players to score, with each of them taking three shots. Trossard scored on his only shot on goal, and Partey found the net with 50% of his total shots.

Overall, Arsenal took four shots on goal and nine shots overall. Bukayo Saka finished the match with one shot and an assist, and as a club, Arsenal had just one corner kick opportunity.

David Raya

David Raya finished the match with a clean sheet, and he made a total of three saves. Aston Villa took 11 shots, and Raya’s clean sheet was his second of the year.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal Prediction

Given that Arsenal comes in as the top defensive club in the EPL, we like them to pick up a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. This season, both clubs are in the top five in terms of shooting percentage, but we have Arsenal taking 24 shots overall and seven shots on goal. Our top projected goal scorer for Arsenal is Gabriel Jesus. On the Brighton side, look for João Pedro to find the net.

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