Southampton Vs. Arsenal Match preview
Arsenal again will be traveling to play Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday night but this time around being their next matchday 20 in the Premier League. The Saints knocked Arsenal out of FA Cup competition on Saturday in a 1-0 defeat. An own goal from Gabriel sunk the Gunners ship of hope of progressing to the 5th round.
Arsenal is breathing under the neck of the Saints with only 2 points behind. Southampton are 10th place with 29 points gathered in 18 matches. In the latest Premier League encounter Arsenal registered a 3-0 win against Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile the Premier League match which was scheduled to be played between Leeds United and Southampton was postponed to allow for Southampton’s FA Cup third round fixture to be played against Shrewsbury Town.
Match Facts
- Southampton have registered three wins, drawn thrice and suffered two defeats in their last eight matches in all competition this season.
- The Saints have registered five clean-sheets in their last eight matches in all competition this season.
- Arsenal have kept five clean-sheets in their last ten matches in all competition this season.
- The Gunners have registered five wins, two draws, while suffering three losses in their last ten matches in all competition this season.
- Mikel Arteta’s side have at least registered more than two goals in five of their last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have registered three home wins in the last five matches in all competition this season.
Southampton Vs. Arsenal Match Head to Head
Last time Southampton won against the visitors in the Premier League was back in 2018 the match that ended 3-2. The latest encounter is in FA Cup competition that saw Arsenal knocked out in a 1-0 defeat at St. Mary’s Stadium through an own goal from Gabriel.
Southampton Team News
Oriol Romeu remains a doubt with an injury and has been on the sidelines for a month.
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.
Arsenal Team News
Club’s captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could once again miss the away trip after he was allowed to return home on Saturday due to personal matters.
Dani Ceballos and Pablo Mari might also miss out as they are still recovering from injuries.
Southampton Vs. Arsenal Match Prediction
The Gunners were disappointed when they lost grip on FA Cup competitions at their own expense, they will be aiming at rectifying their mistake. On the other hand, they want to confirm their victory once again. The Gunners are clear favorites heading to this match having a good away record.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a way to win and Betway is backing the results with 2.31 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.36 Odds.
Goals – Under 2.5
These have met severally and in the last three encounters they have failed to register more than 2 goals, this one will not be an exception, under 2.5 markets is a take for our pundits.
Betway are backing the goals with 1.84 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.88.
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