FM Preview: Arsenal v Southampton 15 Sep 2012

Last updated : 14 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arsenal v Southampton fixture

Arsenal play host to Southampton at Ashburton Grove on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 25 and drawing 13 of the 40 games played.

The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was back in October 2004, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 26 Feb Southampton 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Arsenal 2-2 Southampton Premiership
2003/2004 Tue 10 Feb Arsenal 2 - 0 Southampton Premiership
2003/2004 Mon 29 Dec Southampton 0 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 17 May Arsenal 1 - 0 Southampton F.A. Cup
2002/2003 Wed 07 May Arsenal 6 - 1 Southampton Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 23 Nov Southampton 3 - 2 Arsenal Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 5 conceded.

Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.

Arsenal's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

Southampton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 2 4 0 9 6 10
Southampton 6 2 0 4 13 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Gunners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southampton. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Southampton 11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.

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