Arsenal vs. Southampton: preview and betting tips

Friday’s Premier League showpiece will be played at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal will welcome Southampton to London, with the former challenging the latter. What to expect from the match and what to bet on?

Arsenal have failed to win their last two games, on the other hand, they are unbeaten for 11 games. From the first place, it has a four-point lead on second-placed Manchester City, but the rival in the title race has one game to spare.

Southampton, on the other hand, are close to relegation, they are in the last place, from which they are already four points behind the rescue. Moreover, they have lost four of the last five rounds, last time at home to Crystal Palace 0-2.

Arsenal’s key figures

The Gunners are currently led by Gabriel Martinelli, the Brazilian winger has already scored 14 goals and assisted six. Martin Odegaard, captain of the team and the Norwegian national team, has netted 11 times and added eight assists.

Southampton’s key players

In the away camp, James Ward-Prowse cannot go unmentioned, the captain and England international has scored nine times and assisted three times. He gets on well with young Romeo Lavia, with the Belgian midfielder working in midfield for both attack and defence.

Arsenal have relied on a goal-scoring attack, especially in recent weeks with William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyas injured. He has scored more than once in eight of the past nine games, and with 74 shots he has the second-best offensive rating in the league.

For Southampton, on the other hand, scoring goals has been the biggest problem, hitting more than once in only one of the last 13 games. Overall, he has scored 24 league goals, no one in the Premier League is worse.

Considering the shooting form of the entire Arsenal offense, Southampton’s struggling defensively and offensively, and the miserable atmosphere in the Southampton cabin, I think the Gunners will win by two or more goals.

Source: Livesport