Arsenal vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th October 2024

A quick peek at the odds suggests anything but a win for Arsenal will come as a surprise when they take on Southampton at Emirates Stadium this coming Saturday in the Premier League.

Arsenal are currently looking at 14 points on their account, having played six matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, The Saints find themselves as number 19 in the Premier League with one points following six rounds.

Favourites of the match, The Gunners, will surely seek an extension of their unbeaten streak in the league matches. They should have a good chance to get another victory this time, however, Southampton will surely make their life as difficult as possible. Considering the current form of the hosts, the guests will have quite a difficult task ahead of them.

The Gunners are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing eight goals against, for an average of 0.8 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Southampton are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 25 goals, and while The Saints claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.5 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Arsenal vs Southampton Prediction

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 5-1 win against Bolton. They went on to beat Leicester by 4-2, before also getting the better of Paris Saint-Germain in a 2-0 victory. Arsenal won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium, scoring 17 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Arsenal would probably consider anything lower than at least a second place finish a disappointment. The hosts have one eye on a title challenge and know a good start is imperative.

Southampton Form

Southampton are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Everton and a 1-1 draw with Ipswich. In their most recent match, they were defeated 3-1 at the hands of Bournemouth. Southampton came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to seven.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum Arsenal should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

Arsenal are far too strong to let a home win slip against Southampton, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Arsenal took six points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to two wins after scoring six times and conceding two. Arsenal are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the Premier League. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording four wins and two draws. Southampton are looking at zero wins, one draw and five defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Southampton Squads

Arsenal Squad

Mikel Arteta will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Southampton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

David Raya (0/6), Neto (0/2), Ben White (0/5), Gabriel (2/6), Jakub Kiwior (0/1), Jurrien Timber (0/6), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/2), Riccardo Calafiori (1/4), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/0), William Saliba (0/6), Declan Rice (0/5), Jorginho (0/1), Martin Oedegaard (0/3), Mikel Merino (0/0), Thomas Partey (1/6), Bukayo Saka (1/6), Gabriel Jesus (0/4), Gabriel Martinelli (1/6), Kai Havertz (3/6), Leandro Trossard (2/6), Raheem Sterling (0/2).

Southampton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Southampton players that the manager Russell Martin will choose from for the upcoming game:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/4), Alex McCarthy (0/2), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/3), Jack Stephens (0/4), James Bree (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/6), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/4), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (1/6), Yukinari Sugawara (1/6), Adam Lallana (0/4), Flynn Downes (0/6), Joe Aribo (0/5), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/3), Mateus Fernandes (0/5), Noel Buck (0/0), Ryan Fraser (0/3), William Smallbone (0/3), Adam Armstrong (0/4), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/6), Cameron Archer (0/6), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (0/2), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/3), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/1), Tyler Dibling (1/6).

Arsenal vs Southampton Team News

Arsenal have an almost full squad available against Southampton at Emirates Stadium with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Leandro Trossard to show up in the Arsenal dressing room, as he is suspended.

Southampton have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

Juan Larios nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Southampton.

Arsenal vs Southampton Lineups

Arsenal vs Southampton H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Arsenal have a 40% win rate against Southampton, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 4-4-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Arsenal vs Southampton Results

Of the last ten encounters between Arsenal Southampton over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

Arsenal vs Southampton Betting Tips

Kai Havertz found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Yukinari Sugawara just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Arsenal won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Southampton won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing four. Goals are flowing freely for Arsenal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Southampton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Arsenal managed an average of 1.9 goals in the past ten encounters against Southampton, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored six times. Arsenal saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score one time in those matches.