Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion face at Emirates Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the Premier League. The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games they played. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 05‑05-2019, ended with a draw for (1‑1). The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 8th and 16th of the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 5th ranked in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
Arsenal :
After 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 19 points conquered. In their last game, they tied with Norwich City out by (2-2), after in the previous match they had drawn by (2-2) at home, in a match against Southampton. This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 13 points in its stadium, where it scored 13 goals and suffered 10, against only 6 points out, with 7 goals scored and 11 suffered. For the championship, Arsenal conquered 13 points in 21 possible, after 3 wins and 4 draws in the last 7 games he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 7 games in his stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 14 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home games for all competitions: he suffered 8 of his 22 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Arsenal comes to this match after a 2-2 away draw against Norwich. Like the opponent of this round, Arsenal generally plays in a 4-3-3, favoring a game style of constant transitions, in which the three most advanced men are Ozil, Aubameyang and Lacazette. The two main forces of the whole house are the way he recovers from a disadvantage and the ease in creating danger. Coach Fredrik Ljungerg cannot count on Dani Ceballos, because he has been injured.
Brighton & Hove Albion:
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is currently in 16th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they lost with Liverpool out by (2‑1), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against Leicester City, by (0‑2). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 4 points out and 11 in its stadium, with 6 goals scored and 13 suffered as a visitor, against 10 goals scored and 8 suffered at home. For the championship, Brighton & Hove Albion conquered 4 points in 21 possible, after 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 7 games he played as a visitor.
In this competition, he lost the last 4 away matches and won none of the last 6 he played as a visitor. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 14 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Brighton comes to this unmotivated round, after a 2-1 loss to Liverpool. The visiting team generally acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring rapid transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the forces of the visiting team is the way to take advantage of direct free throws. Keep in mind that Brighton has many difficulties to complete the goal opportunities he manages to create. The visiting coach may not count on Izquierdo and March, delivered to the medical department.
