Southampton vs Arsenal Match preview
Holders Arsenal will be traveling to St Mary’s to take on Southampton on Saturday in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The hosts advanced to the next round of the tournament after beating Shrewsbury 2-0 in the third round while the Gunners booked their ticket following their 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in extra time.
Mikel Arteta’s men head into the clash at the back of a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League while Soton didn’t get a chance to play over the weekend as their game against Leeds United was canceled.
Match Facts
- The FA Cup holders are unbeaten in their last seven matches of the tournament.
- Soton have at least netted two goals in five of their last 6 FA Cup matches.
- The Gunners have kept five clean sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions.
- Southampton have kept three clean sheets in their last six matches in all competitions.
- In their last six matches, the hosts have picked only two wins, two draws, and two defeats.
- Arsenal have not lost a single match in their last six matches in all competitions.
- The north London side has failed to score only once in their last eight matches in all competitions.
Southampton vs Arsenal Match Head to Head
In their last six matches in all competitions, Arsenal has beaten Southampton three times, losing once while settling for two draws in the process.
Last season, the two teams met twice with Soton forcing a 2-2 draw at the Emirates but lost 2-0 in the return leg as they played with ten men.
The pair have already met this season, last year in December where they settled for a 1-1 draw in a game that saw center back Gabriel sent off for receiving a second yellow card.
Southampton Team News
Soton have a host of injuries with the likes of Moussa Djenepo, Michael Obafemi, Nathan Redmond, Nathan Tella, Jannik Vestergaard, and William Smallbone all sidelined.
Danny Ings will lead the line if he is cleared to do so after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
Arsenal Team News
Creative midfielder Mesut Ozil finally left the club after seeing his contract terminated and will now sign for Fenerbahce.
Defender Sokratis is also not part of the squad after his contract was also terminated on Wednesday on a mutual consent.
Dani Ceballos and Pablo Mari are expected to miss out for Arsenal through injury.
Southampton vs Arsenal Match Prediction
The Gunners have rediscovered their form in recent weeks, going for six matches without tasting a defeat and keeping five clean sheets in a row.
Well, this will be another test for Mikel Arteta but we expect the visitors to advance to the next stage of the tournament with a victory.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for the away team and Betway is backing the results with 2.2 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.22.
Goals – Over 2.5
Smith Rowe has revived Arsenal’s creativity in the midfield and we expect him once again to create chances for his side. We expect at least three goals to be scored in this match.
Betway are backing over 2.5 markets with 1.78 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.87.
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