Arsenal vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

For this match, bookmakers have backed Arsenal winning and have priced a home win at 1.2 with a draw coming at 8.2. A win for Southampton is the least likely result according to the bookies who have priced an away win at 18.5.

Though they’ve played a game more Arsenal still have the title race in control but failure to win here will change those dynamics drastically. This is thus a must-win match for the Gunners who have amassed 74 points and have a four-point advantage on second-placed Manchester City but the defending champions have a game in hand. Mikel Arteta’s men have drawn their last two matches, losing two-goal leads to settle for a share of the spoils against Liverpool and West Ham United with both matches ending 2-2. Arsenal will be relieved to be playing in front of home support for this fixture with their last two matches having been on the road. Arsenal’s home form in the Premier League is superb as they have dropped only seven points from a possible 54 that were on offer since last April.

Southampton’s chances of survival are out of their hands and even if they win their remaining seven matches, they will have to depend on other results going their way for them to maintain their top-flight status for a 12th successive season. Ruben Selles’ men have 23 points after 31 matches, and have lost the joint most matches, at 20. They come into this match having not won in their last six matches and have lost four straight, conceding seven goals while scoring just one. Despite this woeful form, Southampton have always found some reprieve when coming up against Arsenal. Earlier this season, the Saints held the league leaders to a 1-1 draw, extending their unbeaten run to two in this matchup. A win here will send them to within one point of safety before the rest of the teams above them take to the field on Saturday.