Saturday , 14 November 2026

Southampton FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Southampton FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Tue 26 Jan 2021 · 20:15 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 19' Hector Bellerin
Y 70' Nicolas Pepe
Caleb Watts 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Eddie Smart
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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
2021-01-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2021-01-23 Southampton FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2020-12-16 Arsenal FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2020-06-25 Southampton FC 0–2 Arsenal FC 2019-11-23 Arsenal FC 2–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
23 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–0 W
19 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W
16 Jan Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
04 Jan Liverpool FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec West Ham United FC H 0–0 D
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Southampton FC A 3–1 W
23 Jan Southampton FC A 0–1 L
18 Jan Newcastle United FC H 3–0 W
14 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 0–0 D
09 Jan Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 4–0 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' Welcome to St. Mary's Stadium that hosts another battle between Southampton FC and Arsenal FC.
  • 3' The Scotland Stuart Armstrong breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' What a strike from Nicolas Pepe! The score is 1-1.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Southampton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at St. Mary's Stadium. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Bukayo Saka makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Thomas Partey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' Another change for Southampton FC made on 67 minute. Jake Vokins leaves to be changed by Nathan Redmond.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Nicolas Pepe on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Alexandre Lacazette has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 72' The whistle greets Emile Smith Rowe as he departs to be replaced by Willian.
  • 74' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dan Nlundulu is hanging Che Adams on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Mohamed El Neny is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Partey at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Nicolas Pepe is replaced by Joe Willock.
  • 90' Southampton FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alexandre Lacazette 5
Martin Odegaard 3
Danny Ings 3
Bukayo Saka 3
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 3
Ross Stewart 2
Jan Bednarek 2
Joe Willock 2

Head to Head

2021-01-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2021-01-23 Southampton FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2020-12-16 Arsenal FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2020-06-25 Southampton FC 0–2 Arsenal FC 2019-11-23 Arsenal FC 2–2 Southampton FC

Southampton FC Form

2021-01-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2021-01-23 Southampton FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2021-01-19 Southampton FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-01-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC L 2021-01-04 Southampton FC 1–0 Liverpool FC W 2020-12-29 Southampton FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D

Arsenal FC Form

2021-01-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2021-01-23 Southampton FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-01-18 Arsenal FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-01-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-01-09 Arsenal FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–4 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC or Arsenal FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC32% Draw30% Arsenal FC38%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Arsenal FC
68%
Southampton FC or Arsenal FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC23% Draw49% Arsenal FC28%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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