Brighton vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Tips: 5/4 and 15/4 bets for SNF

Saturday Night Football comes to us from the Amex as title chasers Arsenal visit top-10 outfit Brighton for what should be an exciting clash at 5:30pm.

Just one win from the last five league games threatens to undo a lot of the early success that Roberto De Zerbi has had with The Seagulls, and things could be about to get worse with Mikel Arteta's Gunners ready to fire.

A strong point away at the Etihad in a direct title clash with Manchester City was followed up midweek with a straightforward 2-0 victory over Luton on home soil for Arsenal. This weekend could pose a significant opportunity for the North London side to capitalise on difficult matches in the Saturday early kick-off for City away at Crystal Palace before league leaders Liverpool head to Manchester for a bitter head-to-head contest with United.

With Brighton having made 114 changes to their starting XI this season, ex-Gunners forward Danny Welbeck could be in line for a start against his former employers on Saturday evening. The 33-year-old let off three shots in just 16 minutes of game time against Brentford on Wednesday and should have provided the only goal of the game and his team with the win from one of those opportunities.

Imbued by facing his old club, registering a shot on target in three of his last four starts and having netted at Anfield two games ago, Welbeck looks mightily overpriced at 5/4 with bet365 for a shot on target this weekend.

Divisive summer signing Kai Havertz has produced an impressive recent run of at least one shot on target in each of his last eight Premier League games. Four goals in his last six outings and an assist on Wednesday versus Luton make him the preferred option at centre forward for Arsenal right now.

That also lends appeal to him being caught offside against the high defensive line of Brighton. He's being flagged eight times for Arsenal this season, which is a high tally when considering that he's only featured in six of 29 league games as a striker since switching from Chelsea.

He's been found in this predicament in four of his last five matches, and his eagerness often lays waste to his composure in front of goal, which we believe also applies to making early runs and being caught offside.

Likewise, Simon Adingra has been found beyond the backline on 12 occasions this term. Brighton have had the sixth most offsides of any club in the league with a tally of 66, and that number is only set to increase when facing a tight Arsenal defence.

Both of these sides are averaging 2.2 offsides per game in the English top flight and with the pair complimenting one another in terms of attacking output, this looks a great bet at 15/4.