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Arsenal vs Brighton and Hove Albion - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 • 15:00

Emirates Stadium (Holloway, London, England)

Arsenal

2 : 1

Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals

Martin Ødegaar...
1 : 0
14'
14'Martin Ødegaard
1 : 0
Georginio Rutt...
2 : 0
52'
52'Georginio Rutter
2 : 0
64'
2 : 1
Diego Gómez
2 : 1
Diego Gómez64'

Lineups

Arsenal

PosPlayer
GK
David Raya
DEF
William Saliba
DEF
Piero Hincapié
MID
Martin Ødegaard
MID
Declan Rice
MID
Mikel Merino
MID
Martín Zubimendi
MID
Myles Lewis-Skelly
FWD
Leandro Trossard
FWD
Bukayo Saka
FWD
Viktor Gyökeres

Brighton and Hove Albion

PosPlayer
GK
Bart Verbruggen
DEF
Lewis Dunk
DEF
Maxim Cuyper
DEF
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
DEF
Diego Coppola
DEF
Jan Paul van Hecke
MID
Yasin Ayari
MID
Brajan Gruda
MID
Jack Hinshelwood
MID
Diego Gómez
FWD
Georginio Rutter

Substitutes

46'Mats Wiefferfor Maxim Cuyper
46'Yankuba Mintehfor Brajan Gruda
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Arsenal1813323311+2242
W
L
W
W
W
13Brighton and Hove Albion186662625+124
L
D
L
D
L

Last Games

Arsenal

@Everton
1 - 0
vsWolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 1
@Aston Villa
1 - 2
vsBrentford
2 - 0
@Chelsea
1 - 1

Brighton and Hove Albion

vsSunderland
0 - 0
@Liverpool
0 - 2
vsWest Ham United
1 - 1
vsAston Villa
3 - 4
@Nottingham Forest
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

04 Mar 2026
Brighton and Hove...0 - 1Arsenal
04 Mar 2026Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 1
Arsenal
27 Dec 2025
Arsenal2 - 1Brighton and Hove...
27 Dec 2025Arsenal
2 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
04 Jan 2025
Brighton and Hove...1 - 1Arsenal
04 Jan 2025Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
Arsenal
31 Aug 2024
Arsenal1 - 1Brighton and Hove...
31 Aug 2024Arsenal
1 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
06 Apr 2024
Brighton and Hove...0 - 3Arsenal
06 Apr 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 3
Arsenal

Premier League

Gameweek 18

26 Dec • 20:00
Manchester United
Newcastle United
1 - 0
27 Dec • 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1 - 2
27 Dec • 15:00
Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Brentford
Bournemouth
4 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Burnley
Everton
0 - 0
27 Dec • 15:00
Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
West Ham United
Fulham
0 - 1
27 Dec • 17:30
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1 - 2
28 Dec • 14:00
Sunderland
Leeds United
1 - 1
28 Dec • 16:30
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.