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Arsenal

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Arsenal will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-0 Champions League success vs Paris Saint-Germain.

In that match, Arsenal had 35% possession and 6 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Arsenal, goals were scored by Kai Havertz (20') and Bukayo Saka (35'). Paris Saint-Germain had 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

In their prior 6 games, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a combined total of 13 times which gives them an average number of goals per match equal to 2.17.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Arsenal:

• haven't lost in the league to Southampton in their last 2 matches.
• have not beaten Southampton in their previous 3 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 6 home league matches.

Southampton

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Bournemouth in Premier League competition, Southampton will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Southampton managed 60% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Southampton was Taylor Harwood-Bellis (51'). Bournemouth got 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Evanilson (17'), Dango Ouattara (32') and Antoine Semenyo (39') scored for Bournemouth.

Southampton have attacked well in their most recent fixtures, scoring 9 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Russell Martin will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Southampton have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see if that trend shall continue on here in this match.

Ahead of this clash, Southampton are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 23/01/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Arsenal winning 2 of those games, Southampton 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The Gunners and 7 coming from The Saints. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The previous league game between these sides was Premier League match day 32 on 21/04/2023 when it finished Arsenal 3-3 Southampton.

On that occasion, Arsenal managed 74% possession and 25 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Goals were scored by Gabriel Martinelli (20'), Martin Ødegaard (88') and Bukayo Saka (90').

Southampton had 8 shots on goal with 6 on target. Carlos Alcaraz (1'), Theo Walcott (14') and Duje Ćaleta-Car (66') scored.

The match was refereed by Simon Hooper.

🗞️ Team News: Arsenal

Oleksandr Zinchenko (Calf injury), Kieran Tierney (Hamstring injury), Martin Ødegaard (Ankle sprain), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Knee injury) and Mikel Merino (Shoulder injury) will not be taking part for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.

In all likelihood, The Gunners look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 system featuring David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, William Saliba, Gabriel, Jakub Kiwior, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz.

📋 Team News: Southampton

Southampton manager Russell Martin has to choose a team with limited availability. Will Smallbone (Knee injury) and Gavin Bazunu (Achilles tendon rupture) are not ready for selection.

There’s a good chance that The Saints appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup of Aaron Ramsdale, Yukinari Sugawara, T. Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Charlie Taylor, Flynn Downes, Joe Aribo, Tyler Dibling, Mateus Fernandes, Adam Armstrong and Cameron Archer.

⚡ Prediction

We believe that Southampton should get enough chances to put one past this Arsenal lineup, but that may not be as many as they will have scored against them.

We’re tipping both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Arsenal by the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 13:01 05/10/2024