Premier League prediction: Arsenal should edge out Southampton on their own turf

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Emirates Stadium (60272 seats)

Welcome to Emirates Stadium and the match between Arsenal and Southampton in the Premier League. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Arsenal have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Premier League
  • Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Premier League

Arsenal and Southampton should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Arsenal form and stats

Arsenal have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 12 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss. After failing to beat Manchester City here at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The Arsenal manager Arteta and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus West Ham United (placed 15th). A disappointing finish for Arsenal in their match versus West Ham United as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. A painful moment in the game against West Ham United was the missed penalty kick from Saka in the 52nd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome. Ødegaard (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Ødegaard scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Liverpool that finished 2-2.

Goal party? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 10 most recent league games with this club has contained three or more goals.

Goals are plentiful at Emirates Stadium in the league this season as Arsenal has scored 42 goals here in 15 home games. On the other hand, Arsenal have conceded 18 goals.

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Southampton form and stats

There's been little loot from Southampton's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. Southampton only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw. Recent form does not give Southampton much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Arsenal will be a tough nut to crack.

Home advantage was not enough for Southampton in their previous game as they lost hosting Crystal Palace, 0-2. Maitland-Niles was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.15. The defender Maitland-Niles hit one key pass and won 7 of 14 duels.

Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Manchester City.

Highlight this: 9 of the last 12 league fixtures involving this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

The attacking power of Southampton when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Southampton have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Arsenal and Southampton have faced each other already this season: Southampton - Arsenal 1-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Arsenal won four, Southampton were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ArsenalG. Martinelli Silva
G. Martinelli Silva
14 goals
ArsenalB. Saka
B. Saka
12 goals
ArsenalM. Ødegaard
M. Ødegaard
11 goals

Arsenal missing players

Southampton missing players

Arsenal Southampton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 15 31
23 12 6 Won W 0 4 6
5 2 0 Drew D 1 1 5
3 1 0 Lost L 3 10 20
74 42 23 Scored S 1 9 24
31 18 6 Conceded C 9 23 53
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 97%
84% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 61%
68% 87% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 48%
52% 73% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 26%
29% 47% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 13%
58% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 48%
39% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 13%
6% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 53% 42%
 
5.9 7.1 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.4 4.2
3.8 3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.4 5.3
1.5 1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.9 18.9 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.4 11.4
5.3 6.2 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.9 3.4
45% 45% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 21% 23%
 
9 7.3 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 12.7 12.5
3.5 3.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.1 4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Arsenal have scored more than double the goals of Southampton.
  • Arsenal have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Premier League
  • Arsenal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Premier League
  • Southampton have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
  • Southampton have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 31 23 5 3 74 31 15 12 2 1 42 18 16 11 3 2 32 13 43 74
2 Manchester City 30 22 4 4 78 28 15 13 1 1 50 15 15 9 3 3 28 13 50 70
3 Manchester United 30 18 5 7 46 37 15 11 3 1 27 8 15 7 2 6 19 29 9 59
4 Newcastle United 30 15 11 4 48 24 14 8 5 1 23 9 16 7 6 3 25 15 24 56
5 Tottenham Hotspur 31 16 5 10 57 45 16 11 0 5 33 20 15 5 5 5 24 25 12 53
6 Aston Villa 31 15 5 11 44 40 16 9 2 5 28 19 15 6 3 6 16 21 4 50
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 14 7 8 54 37 14 7 3 4 25 14 15 7 4 4 29 23 17 49
8 Liverpool 29 12 8 9 50 35 14 9 4 1 36 11 15 3 4 8 14 24 15 44
9 Brentford 31 10 13 8 47 42 15 7 6 2 29 16 16 3 7 6 18 26 5 43
10 Fulham 30 12 6 12 42 41 15 6 4 5 21 21 15 6 2 7 21 20 1 42
11 Chelsea 31 10 9 12 30 33 16 6 5 5 17 14 15 4 4 7 13 19 -3 39
12 Crystal Palace 31 9 9 13 31 40 15 5 5 5 14 19 16 4 4 8 17 21 -9 36
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 9 7 15 26 42 16 7 2 7 15 19 15 2 5 8 11 23 -16 34
14 AFC Bournemouth 31 9 6 16 31 59 15 5 4 6 15 19 16 4 2 10 16 40 -28 33
15 West Ham United 30 8 7 15 29 41 16 6 4 6 21 21 14 2 3 9 8 20 -12 31
16 Leeds United 30 7 8 15 39 54 15 5 5 5 21 24 15 2 3 10 18 30 -15 29
17 Everton 31 6 9 16 24 46 16 5 3 8 14 20 15 1 6 8 10 26 -22 27
18 Nottingham Forest 31 6 9 16 24 56 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 1 3 11 5 36 -32 27
19 Leicester City 31 7 4 20 41 55 15 3 3 9 17 20 16 4 1 11 24 35 -14 25
20 Southampton 31 6 5 20 24 53 16 2 4 10 15 30 15 4 1 10 9 23 -29 23

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.