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Arsenal vs Southampton: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 33Kick-off on April 8, 2018 at 01:15 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal
3-2
Southampton

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What was the result of Arsenal vs Southampton?

Arsenal won 3-2 on April 8, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 17′S. LongSouthampton
  • 28′P. AubameyangArsenal
  • 38′D. WelbeckArsenal
  • 73′C. AustinSouthampton
  • 81′D. WelbeckArsenal

Official lineup for Arsenal vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Arsenal

4-2-3-1
  1. 61R. Nelson
  1. 23D. Welbeck
  2. 14P. Aubameyang
  3. 17A. Iwobi
  1. 35Mohamed Elneny
  2. 29G. Xhaka
  1. 24Héctor Bellerín
  2. 21C. Chambers
  3. 31S. Kolašinac
  4. 20S. Mustafi
  1. 33Petr Čech

Southampton

3-4-2-1
  1. 7S. Long
  1. 16J. Ward-Prowse
  2. 23P. Højbjerg
  1. 14Oriol Romeu
  2. 11D. Tadić
  3. 6W. Hoedt
  4. 5J. Stephens
  1. 2Cédric Soares
  2. 21R. Bertrand
  3. 3M. Yoshida
  1. 13A. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 9 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats; Southampton have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2018CSKA Moscow(home)4-1UEFA Europa League
Apr 1, 2018Stoke City(home)3-0Premier League
Mar 15, 2018AC Milan(home)3-1UEFA Europa League
Mar 11, 2018Watford(home)3-0Premier League
Mar 8, 2018AC Milan(away)2-0UEFA Europa League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018West Ham(away)0-3Premier League
Mar 18, 2018Wigan(away)2-0FA Cup
Mar 10, 2018Newcastle(away)0-3Premier League
Mar 3, 2018Stoke City(home)0-0Premier League
Feb 24, 2018Burnley(away)1-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Arsenal wins, 2 draws, 1 Southampton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 10, 2017Southampton 1-1 ArsenalPremier League
May 10, 2017Southampton 0-2 ArsenalPremier League
Jan 28, 2017Southampton 0-5 ArsenalFA Cup
Nov 30, 2016Arsenal 0-2 SouthamptonLeague Cup
Sep 10, 2016Arsenal 2-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Feb 2, 2016Arsenal 0-0 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Arsenal on Dec 10, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Arsenal score 2.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.0 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Arsenal2.11.348/1513/15
Southampton1.01.257/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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2Arsenal760111518

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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