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Southampton Arsenal betting prediction


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This match has a great tendency to be balanced, as it opposes two teams with great technical and tactical quality, however, Arsenal is the favorite to win this match. Despite playing away from home, we believe that Arsenal try to dominate the match and prevent any surprises on the part of the opponent. On the other hand, it is important to note that Southampton has shown great quality in the home matches and in this match they should try to win. Having said that and taking into account these factors, betting in favor of goals by both teams is a good option.
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Preview
Southampton and Arsenal face 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, played on 16‑12‑2020, these teams have tied (1‑1). The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 6 head‑to‑heads they won 3, tied 1 and lost 2. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the FA Cup, on 23‑01‑2021, Southampton won by (1‑0). Gabriel Magalhães (24' Autogolo) scored the only goal of the match. Arsenal registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Southampton

After 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is in the 10th position, havinf won 29 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Leicester City by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have won (1‑0) at home, against Liverpool. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last 9 home league matches Southampton has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Southampton heads into this match with a 1-0 win against Arsenal, advancing to the next stage of the FA Cup. In the last round of the Premier League, the home team lost 2-0 against Leicester. Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl should act in the usual 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring defensive organization and counterattacks by the runners: James Ward-Prowse is the brain of the team, who is responsible for organizing and creating the process offensive. Striker Danny Ings is Southampton's top scorer with 7 goals scored. For this match, the home coach won't count on Jannik Vestergaard, Michael Obafemi, Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond, Nathan Tella, Oriol Romeu and Will Smallbone, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex McCarthy, Yan Valery, Jake Vokins, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, James Ward-Prowse, Che Adams, Stuart Armstrong, Ibrahima Diallo, Danny Ings, Theo Walcott.

Analysis Arsenal

The away team is currently in the 11th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Crystal Palace, by (0‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Newcastle United, by (3‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 17 conceded. Their last away match was for the FA Cup and ended in a loss by (1‑0) against Southampton. In the last 9 away league matches Arsenal has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 27 possible. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Arsenal heads into this match with a 1-0 defeat on the trip to Southampton, in a match for the FA Cup. Note that the visitors haven't lost in the Premier League for five matches in a row. In this match in the Southampton arena, commander Mikel Arteta should draw the team in 3-4-3, privileging ball possession and attacks through the corridors: Emile Smith-Rowe will be the team's conductor, a player with a huge technical quality. Alexandre Lacazette is the highlight of Arsenal, with 7 goals scored. For this match the coach can't count Pablo Mari due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Bernd Leno, Cédric Soares, Rob Holding, Bellerín, David Luiz, Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pépé, Alexandre Lacazette.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Southampton vs Arsenal match, on 26 January 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Southampton vs Arsenal on 26 January 2021 will be played at Southampton, St. Mary's Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Southampton Arsenal match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Arsenal at with 42% of the tips.

 

Premier League - 2020/2021

  • 99% 380 / 383 Games

  • Home team wins 37.89%
  • Draws 21.84%
  • Away team wins 40.26%
  • Over 1.5 73.42%
  • Over 2.5 50%
  • Over 3.5 26.84%
  • Goals 1024
  • Goals /match 2.69
  • Goals /match home 1.35
  • Goals /match away 1.34
  • Both teams score 48.95%
  • Goals after 80' 14.75%
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