Even if Lacazette does miss out this weekend, Arsenal have plenty of other attacking outlets for goals and assists and ought to have taken notice of Southampton's complete lack of defensive discipline in the Chelsea loss.
The Gunners' own key absentees and confidence issues should lead to a sense of belief within Hasenhuttl's ranks that they can end their own barren run, but anything other than three points could prove fatal in Arsenal's top-four bid, and we have faith in Arteta's side to return to winning ways.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 56.74%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 20.84%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.91%) and 0-2 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-0 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.
