Discontent is still alive at St Mary's even after their win over Bournemouth, who have been no pushovers in Gary O'Neil's tenure, and the absence a recognised right-back will have Gabriel Martinelli licking his lips.
The soft underbelly of Arsenal that has been exposed on the South Coast on the past is no longer visible, and we are backing Arteta's side to end their one-goal streak courtesy of a two-goal success to remain out of sight at the top.
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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 60.96%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 17.63%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.48%) and 1-2 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-0 (5.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.
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