Pick details
| MATCHUP | Arsenal FC | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 4-0-0 | 2-1-1 |
| Where | Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium | |
| When | Saturday, September 19, 2026 | |
| Time | 10:00 AM EDT | |
| TV | USA Net | |
Brighton Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion has 7 points this season, with a 2-1-1 record, and sits in 5th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 1-1-0 home record and a 1-0-1 away record. Brighton is coming off a 5-0 win against Coventry City away, where they had 78% possession of the ball and 11 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 94% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.14 compared to Coventry City’s 1.04.
Brighton is scoring 3.3 goals per game, which ranks 1st in the Premier League, while allowing 1.3 goals per game, which ranks 9th in the Premier League. Pascal Groß is Brighton’s top scorer with 2 goals, followed by Jack Hinshelwood with 2 goals and Maxim De Cuyper with one goal. Pascal Groß, Georginio Rutter, and Diego Gómez are Brighton’s top passers, with 2, one, and one assist respectively.
Arsenal Preview
Arsenal has 12 points this season, with a 4-0-0 record, and sits in 1st place in the Premier League standings. They have a 2-0-0 home record and a 2-0-0 away record. Arsenal is coming off a 3-0 win against Coventry City at home, where they had 59% possession of the ball and 14 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 88% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.10 compared to Coventry City’s 0.45.
Arsenal is scoring 2 goals per game, which ranks tied for 3rd in the Premier League, while allowing 0.25 goals per game, which ranks 1st in the Premier League. Bukayo Saka is Arsenal’s top scorer with 3 goals, followed by Martin Ødegaard with 3 goals and Kai Havertz with 2 goals. Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori, and Christos Tzolis are Arsenal’s top passers, with 2 assists each.
Arsenal vs Brighton Prediction
Arsenal won both meetings against Brighton last season, at home by 2-1 and on the road by 1-0. They have 5 wins and 2 draws in their last 7 meetings against Brighton and the under is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.
In this Arsenal vs Brighton Prediction, Arsenal is coming as -145 road favorites. Arsenal has been the best team in the Premier League so far, having won all of their four games played and have the third-best offense and the best defense, winning by an average of 1.75 goals per game. Brighton has not won in any of its last six home meetings against Arsenal and I don’t trust them to stop the hottest team in Premier League right now. Take the better team in better form in a reasonable price. Take Arsenal to win.
