Arsenal vs Brighton Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 29 Oct 2025

EFL Cup Betting Preview: Arsenal vs Brighton

Premier League teams Arsenal and Brighton square off in this EFL Cup fourth round clash at Emirates Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Wednesday 29 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

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Arsenal were winners in their last game, overcoming Crystal Palace by a 1-0 scoreline at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. The Gunners enjoyed 60% possession and managed three shots on target, with Eberechi Eze scoring the winning goal in the 39th minute.

Brighton lost on the road in their previous game. Manchester United won 4-2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Fabian Hurzeler's team had the lion’s share of the ball enjoying 57% possession and five shots on goal, while Danny Welbeck and Charalampos Kostoulas were both on target.

In their last EFL Cup matches, Arsenal secured a 2-0 away win against Port Vale, with Brighton landing a 6-0 victory when visiting Barnsley.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Arsenal are unbeaten when it comes to the past four meetings against Brighton, with the last encounter finishing in a 1-1 Premier League draw at American Express Stadium. The past 10 H2H meetings have featured four Arsenal victories, three draws and three Brighton wins.

Arsenal have 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, averaging 1.8 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 14.2 attempts. The North London outfit have averaged 61.0% possession and 7.3 corners per match, with their opponents getting 0.3 goals from 1.9 shots on goal, 7.5 attempts and 3.2 corners.

Viktor Gyoekeres is the top scorer with 3 goals, while Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Martin Zubimendi each have 2. Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze and Riccardo Calafiori have the most assists with 2, while goalie David Raya has recorded 6 clean sheets.

Brighton have 5 victories, 3 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 2.5 goals from 13.6 attempts and 5.7 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 50.2% possession, 5.1 corners awarded and 3.9 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.4 goals from 12.2 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

The top scorers have been Danny Welbeck and Diego Gomez on 5, with Yasin Ayari getting 2. Tom Watson is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Arsenal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK), Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino, Christian Noergaard, Max Dowman, Ethan Nwaneri, Eberechi Eze, Andre Harriman-Annous.

Brighton confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Jason Steele (GK), Jan Paul van Hecke, Diego Coppola, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gomez, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas, Georginio Rutter, Stefanos Tzimas.

Arsenal vs Brighton Prediction & Betting Tips

Gear up for Arsenal vs Brighton with our comprehensive betting guide, featuring an expert match prediction, scoreline advice, corners market value, top player props and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

The teams could end up scoring plenty of goals and that leads us to back Over 2.5 when it comes to this EFL Cup encounter. We can snap up odds of -161 and we’re confident of securing a return.

We’re always aware of the injuries and suspensions for each team before we decide which way to go with our football picks. The form and data also help the EFL Cup experts at Sportsgambler.com when it comes to a betting view on the action.

Key Arsenal vs Brighton EFL Cup & league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Brighton games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Brighton games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Brighton games.

The betting odds at the top bookies suggest our pick carries a 61.7% chance of winning. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 70%. This is why we can recommend this bet.

If you’re anticipating plenty of goals, you can secure a larger price by wagering Over 3.5 Goals, with bettors requiring at least four to be scored by the full-time whistle in order to bag a return.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Arsenal 1 - 1 Brighton

One bet that has caught our eye is a 1-1 correct score draw. This selection is available at +525 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Eberechi Eze Over 0.5 Shots On Target -127

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) has totalled one or more shots on goal in three straight matches on home soil. Our opinion is that there’s value for him to cover the Shots on Target line, with betting odds of -127 currently on offer.

Latest Eberechi Eze Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+260

First

+650

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-114

Under 0.5

-149

Shots

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

-

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Danny Welbeck to Score +330

Danny Welbeck (Brighton) has scored five goals in his past five matches. Considering the numbers, we think that odds of +330 offer plenty of appeal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Danny Welbeck Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+320

First

+750

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-175

Shots

Over 1.5

-125

Under 1.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Brighton Over 3.5 Corners +110

Brighton have had over 3.5 corners in six straight away matches. Brighton should be capable of covering the line when it comes to Team Corners and odds of +110 are on offer.

EFL Cup & League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Arsenal

Total

10.50 7.30 3.20

Home

10.30 6.60 3.70

Away

11.10 7.80 3.30

Brighton

Total

9.00 5.10 3.90

Home

7.90 3.90 4.00

Away

9.60 6.00 3.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

+102

Under 10.5

-147

Arsenal Corners

Over 6.5

-105

Under 6.5

-135

Brighton Corners

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-125

Most Corners

1

-345

X

+750

2

+320

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Arsenal vs Brighton Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Some will want to go ahead and back Arsenal at -154 to win this EFL Cup encounter. After all, this betting price suggests a 61% chance that the favourites end up succeeding. At +400, Brighton are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -147.

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Full-Time Result

1

-154

X

+300

2

+400

Half-Time Result

1

+112

X

+143

2

+360

Double Chance

1X

-714

12

-476

X2

+110

Draw No Bet

1

-400

2

+250

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-130

2 Hcp +0.75

-104

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+118

Over 2.5

-154

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-147

No

+108

There’s the chance to back Viktor Gyökeres at +240 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

First

-118

Anytime

+240

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

First

+140

Anytime

+370

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

First

+210

Anytime

+550

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

First

+250

Anytime

+575

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

First

+250

Anytime

+600

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

First

+260

Anytime

+650

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

First

+280

Anytime

+650

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

First

+300

Anytime

+750

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

First

+320

Anytime

+750

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

First

+350

Anytime

+800

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

First

+370

Anytime

+950

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

First

+430

Anytime

+1000

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

First

+500

Anytime

+1100

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

First

+500

Anytime

+1200

Thomas Watson (Brighton)

First

+550

Anytime

+1400

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Brajan Gruda (Brighton)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Piero Hincapié (Arsenal)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Yasin Ayari (Brighton)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

+140

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-118

Under 0.5

-133

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-114

Under 0.5

-149

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-105

Under 0.5

-161

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-103

Under 0.5

-149

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+102

Under 0.5

-159

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+102

Under 0.5

-172

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+108

Under 0.5

-182

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-172

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-175

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-208

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+140

Under 0.5

-222

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+145

Under 0.5

-263

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+155

Under 0.5

-278

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-333

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+200

Under 0.5

-345

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+200

Under 0.5

-400

Thomas Watson (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+205

Under 0.5

-385

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+215

Under 0.5

-385

Brajan Gruda (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+250

Under 0.5

-476

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+300

Under 0.5

-588

Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+320

Under 0.5

-667

Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+350

Under 0.5

-1111

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

Over 0.5

+390

Under 0.5

-1429

Piero Hincapié (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+450

Under 0.5

-2500

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+500

Under 0.5

-3333

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Over 3.5

+112

Under 3.5

-

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Over 2.5

-118

Under 2.5

-

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Over 2.5

-120

Under 2.5

-

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

Over 1.5

+160

Under 1.5

-

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

Over 1.5

+128

Under 1.5

-

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+132

Under 1.5

-

Georginio Rutter (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-137

Under 1.5

-

Danny Welbeck (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-125

Under 1.5

-

Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton)

Over 1.5

-137

Under 1.5

-

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

-

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-137

Under 1.5

-

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-161

Under 1.5

-

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-128

Under 1.5

-

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

-

Diego Gómez (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-263

Under 0.5

-

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

Over 0.5

-222

Under 0.5

-

Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+108

Under 0.5

-

Latest EFL Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Arsenal Stats

Brighton Stats

Full-Time Result

• 8 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
• 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

• 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

• An average of 1.80 goals scored and 0.30 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 1.90 goals scored and 0.70 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
• An average of 2.10 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
• BTTS Yes in 2 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 home matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

• An average of 2.50 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.70 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
• An average of 3.90 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 4.20 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
• BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 away matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 8 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 away matches

Corners

• An average of 7.30 corners awarded and 3.20 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 6.60 corners awarded and 3.70 corners against in the last 10 home matches
• An average of 10.50 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 10.30 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
• Had the most corners in 9 and least corners in 0 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 home matches

Corners

• An average of 5.10 corners awarded and 3.90 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 6.00 corners awarded and 3.60 corners against in the last 10 away matches
• An average of 9.00 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 9.60 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
• Had the most corners in 6 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 6 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 away matches

Possession

• An average of 61.00% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 60.20% possession in the last 10 home matches
• Most possession in 8 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 10 of the last 10 home matches

Possession

• An average of 50.20% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 55.00% possession in the last 10 away matches
• Most possession in 5 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 7 of the last 10 away matches

Arsenal vs Brighton Lineups & Team News

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