Arsenal v Brighton

Arsenal vs Brighton Preview

Saturday lunchtime's clash at the Emirates Stadium features an early top-of-the-table encounter between Arsenal and Brighton with both sides having picked up wins in each of their opening two games; Arsenal head into this upcoming fixture on the back of a solid 2-0 win way from home at Aston Villa, while Brighton registered a 2-1 home win against Manchester United in last Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.

Arsenal have picked up where they left off at the end of last season in this new campaign as well, as The Gunners have collected back-to-back wins in the Premier League against Wolves and Aston Villa, both by 2-0 margins, and these early season victories now make it eight league wins on the trot for Mikel Arteta's side.

It's also worth noting that six of these last eight games have also seen Arsenal record clean sheets as well, making this upcoming trip to the Emirates Stadium a potentially tough task for Brighton this Saturday.

Indeed, the bigger picture shows Arsenal have slipped to just one defeat in their last 20 matches in the English top flight while also picking up no fewer than 18 victories within this impressive period - in addition, 14 of these last 20 games overall have also seen only one team hit the back of the net as well.

After having had to endure a dismal end to last season's Premier League campaign which yielded just the single win from their final 10 league games overall which came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa, Brighton have produced a fast and impressive start to this new top flight season.

The Seagulls have registered back-to-back wins against Everton 3-0 away from home along with last Saturday's 2-1 home win against Manchester United, so the south coast club will make their way to the nation's capital in reasonably confident mood. However, it should be remembered that Brighton have managed to muster only three wins in their last 12 matches overall in the Premier League, two of which were recorded on home soil at their AMEX Stadium along with slipping to six defeats as well.

Interestingly, seven of these previous 12 league matches also resulted in only one team scoring and this trend may well continue at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, especially as Arsenal's defence have conceded just once in their last four home games in the English top flight.

Arsenal v Brighton Verdict

Both Arsenal and Brighton head into this clash having won both of their opening two games while each of the last three meetings between these two clubs have also resulted in only one team hitting the back of the net.

Arsenal have won the last two encounters though and the hosts look the more likely here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & BTTS No @ 2.25

Correct Score: Arsenal 2-0 @ 7.50