Ace Football previews the Premier League clash between Southampton and Arsenal and offers team news, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.
The upper end meets the lower end of the Premier League standings, as Arsenal face off against Southampton. It is a match that offers both teams a chance to either consolidate or improve on their position in the Premier League table. Although Southampton trail after Arsenal by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.
Position in the Premier League table: Southampton vs Arsenal
The current standings in the Premier League show us how Southampton and Arsenal have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 13 clash this coming Sunday.
Current form and previous Premier League encounter between Southampton and Arsenal
Southampton finally found the inspiration
Southampton have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 4-0 against Manchester City, before picking up a 1-1 draw against West Ham. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Bournemouth.
The Gunners mean business
Arsenal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bodo/Glimt got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Leeds got hammered in a 0-1 victory. PSV Eindhoven was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Arsenal.
Fixture history: Southampton vs Arsenal
The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Southampton came away as 1-0 winners. It was a match played at St. Mary’s Stadium back in April 2022 in the Premier League. This time round, betting on Arsenal will get you odds 1.57, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 64% chance of three points at St. Mary’s. You can get a price of 6.00, should you wish to add Southampton to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Southampton vs Arsenal Stats
Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Arsenal. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.
- Southampton have scored in 24 of the last 26 home matches
- In 8 of the last 9 home matches Southampton played, both teams scored
- Southampton have conceded in 14 of the last 15 home matches
- Southampton have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Southampton have not won 7 of the last 9 home matches
- Arsenal have won 19 of the last 20 matches
- Arsenal have scored in the last 20 matches in a row
- Arsenal have not lost 19 of the last 20 matches
- Arsenal have scored in the last 10 away matches in a row
- Arsenal have won 9 of the last 10 away matches
- Southampton have not won 11 of the last 13 matches versus Arsenal
- Southampton have conceded in 11 of the last 12 matches versus Arsenal
- Southampton have scored in 9 of the last 11 home matches versus Arsenal
- In 13 of the last 15 Southampton matches versus Arsenal the sum of goals was over 1.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Southampton home matches versus Arsenal the sum of goals was over 1.5
Man of the Moment
In spite of scoring only one goal recently, Che Adams is one of the players from Southampton that is expected to hit the net again quite soon. Similarly, Arsenal have Bukayo Saka on top of the list with four goals to his account at this point, but equally more goals are expected from him.
Match predictions: Southampton vs Arsenal
To sum up, the upcoming match between Southampton and Arsenal seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with the main prediction for this game but also some alternative ones.
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