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Southampton FC vs Arsenal FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Southampton FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 13:30 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

4
4
6
Southampton FC 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-16 Southampton FC 3–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Arsenal FC H 3–2 W
08 Dec Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
01 Dec Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
24 Nov Fulham FC A 2–3 L
10 Nov Watford FC H 1–1 D
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Southampton FC A 2–3 L
13 Dec Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–0 W
08 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
05 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–2 D
02 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–2 W
29 Nov FK Vorskla Poltava A 3–0 W

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at St. Mary's Stadium. Southampton FC are looking to make home advantage count against Arsenal FC.
  • 5' Southampton FC have won 447 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Southampton FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Arsenal FC backline.
  • 15' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' What a moment for Danny Ings! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 28' A goal from the Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-1!
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' Nathan Redmond has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Nacho Monreal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' A goal from the England international Danny Ings! He fires home on 44 to make it 2-1!
  • 46' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Hector Bellerin is replaced by Alexandre Lacazette on 46 minute.
  • 51' Jan Bednarek catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Henrikh Mkhitaryan makes it 2-2.
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Laurent Koscielny. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Nathan Redmond as he leaves the pitch. Shane Long steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 68' Jan Bednarek, a Poland , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Alex Iwobi by Mesut Ozil on 70 minute.
  • 71' Stuart Armstrong was booked on 71.
  • 71' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Danny Ings is withdrawn and Charlie Austin gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Ainsley Maitland-Niles gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Stephan Lichtsteiner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Charlie Austin adds to his 0 season tally! Southampton FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Tyreke Johnson comes on to replace Stuart Armstrong.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Shane Long. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Southampton FC 3-2 Arsenal FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alexandre Lacazette 5
Danny Ings 3
Bukayo Saka 3
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 3
Martin Odegaard 3
Stuart Armstrong 2
Gabriel Magalhaes 2
Ross Stewart 2

Head to Head

2018-12-16 Southampton FC 3–2 Arsenal FC

Southampton FC Form

2018-12-16 Southampton FC 3–2 Arsenal FC W 2018-12-08 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2018-12-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2018-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2018-11-24 Fulham FC 3–2 Southampton FC L 2018-11-10 Southampton FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Arsenal FC Form

2018-12-16 Southampton FC 3–2 Arsenal FC L 2018-12-13 Arsenal FC 1–0 Qarabag Agdam FK W 2018-12-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2018-12-05 Manchester United FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2018-12-02 Arsenal FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2018-11-29 FK Vorskla Poltava 0–3 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC46% Draw24% Arsenal FC30%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Arsenal FC
54%
Southampton FC or Arsenal FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC34% Draw41% Arsenal FC25%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.