Southampton prepare to entertain Arsenal at St. Marys on Monday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 34 games played, Saints have recorded 14 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in November 2002, as the Saints squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 17 May | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Southampton | FAC |
2002/2003 | Wed 07 May | Arsenal | 6 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Southampton | 3-2 | Arsenal | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Gunners scoring 16 and conceding 4.
Southampton's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 42 points from their 18 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints go into their game against Arsenal in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Southampton | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
Arsenal | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 15 games since last defeat. |