Premier League: Southampton vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Southampton and Arsenal who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unsatisfactory form, Arsenal have a decent shot at three points in this round 38 match, when visiting Southampton. Though playing at the St. Mary’s Stadium on Sunday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed 12 points after 37 rounds, while Arsenal have amassed 71 points. This places the latter as number 2 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Southampton vs Arsenal

Southampton Form

Only a single draw prevents Southampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Leicester, before drawing 0-0 with Manchester City. They came up empty-handed once again when Everton ran out as 2-0 winners. Southampton did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored three goals.

Arsenal Form

In their past three matches, Arsenal lost 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain, drew 2-2 with Liverpool and won 1-0 against Newcastle. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Arsenal won twice, while also recording four draws. They endured zero defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying four goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Arsenal

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Southampton and Arsenal played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Southampton vs Arsenal

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Jack Stephens will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Arsenal hope Leandro Trossard can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Southampton claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at St. Mary’s Stadium. However, they did draw two whilst losing seven. Arsenal won four of their last 10 away games, with four draws and two defeats as well. Arsenal scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Good luck taking on Arsenal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Southampton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Arsenal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Southampton have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Arsenal managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Southampton and Arsenal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Arsenal scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.