Southampton – Arsenal Picks & Prediction

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Southampton - Arsenal Prediction, Picks and Tips

Southampton and Arsenal meet at St. Mary's Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 12-16-2020, the two teams tied (1‑1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 23‑01‑2021, for the FA Cup, which ended with the victory of Southampton by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by Gabriel Magalhães (24 'Autogolo). In this match the home factor may be decisive, as Arsenal present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

After 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 10th position, with 29 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Leicester City by (2‑0), after having won (1‑0) at home in the previous match, against Liverpool. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 9 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 13 suffered. For the championship, Southampton won 16 points out of 27 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 9 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 6 of the last 9 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. Southampton are heading into this match with a 1-0 win against Arsenal, thus advancing to the next stage of the FA Cup. On the last day of the Premier League, the home team lost 2-0 to Leicester. Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl must act in the usual 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring the defensive organization and the counterattacks of the running backs: James Ward-Prowse is the brain of the team, who is in charge of organizing and creating the offensive process. Forward Danny Ings is Southampton's top scorer with 7 goals scored. For this match, the local coach will not have Jannik Vestergaard, Michael Obafemi, Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond, Nathan Tella, Oriol Romeu and Will Smallbone, all injured.

After 8 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 27 points won. In their last match, they beat Newcastle United at home by (3‑0), after having drawn at home in the previous match, in a match against Crystal Palace, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last away match, for the FA Cup, they lost (1‑0) against Southampton. In their last 9 away games for the championship, Arsenal has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, for which they have won 13 points out of 27 possible. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (16' ‑ 30 '). Arsenal come into this match with a 1-0 loss on the trip to Southampton, in a match that counts for the FA Cup. Note that the visitors have not lost in the Premier League for five games. In this game in the Southampton arena, commander Mikel Arteta must tie the team at 3-4-3, privileging possession of the ball and attacks through the corridors: Emile Smith-Rowe will be the team leader, this player has a enormous technical quality. Alexandre Lacazette is the highlight of Arsenal, as he has 7 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count Pablo Mari due to physical problems.
Our recommendation tip for Southampton - Arsenal : BTS / YES @ 1.73