Southampton and Arsenal have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Southampton form and stats
With 4 Premier League wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (31) at home in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A strong away win for Southampton against Norwich City the last match, as Nathan Redmond, Stuart Armstrong and Danny Ings were on target. Preceding that match was a defeat to Newcastle United (0-1).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Southampton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Southampton as they are travelling to their away game against Watford in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Southampton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. Southampton have conceded 31 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-8-5 (15 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Arsenal have lost on their last two travels.
There might be some fixture complaints from Arsenal as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion (1-2). Prior to that match, the Arsenal manager M. Arteta Amatriain faced defeat when travelling to Manchester City and losing 0-3.
Late heartbreak for Arsenal in the Brighton & Hove Albion match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arsenal playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Arsenal wins, two draws and one defeat.
Arsenal has another fixture away, a FA Cup game, against Sheffield United in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Arsenal find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Arsenal in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Arsenal - Southampton 2-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Southampton victories, three draws and five Arsenal wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Aubameyang 17 goals |   D. Ings 16 goals |  A. Lacazette 7 goals |
Southampton missing players
Arsenal missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 38 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 41 |
| 52 | 31 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 93% |
| 87% | 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| 63% | 60% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 47% | 57% |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 37% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 60% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 23% | 13% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 17% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 5.6 | 5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 388 | 181 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 143 | 322 |
| 135 | 56 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 51 | 118 |
| 28% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 35% |
- Southampton has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
- Southampton has the fewest points (14) at home
- Southampton has the most conceded goals (31) at home
- Southampton has the the worst goal difference (-15) at home
- Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 51 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 42 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 38 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 | Southampton | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -14 | 37 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Watford | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -23 | 26 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -30 | 21 |
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