Arsenal FC vs. Southampton FC 12/11/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, Arsenal hosts Southampton in an English Premier League matchday 16 fixture. Arsenal is seventh in the top-flight English league table at 7-2-6 on 23 points with a goal difference of -4. Arsenal was defeated by Everton 2-1 in its most recent outing on Sunday. Arsenal has lost each of its last two English Premier League matches and three of the last four.

Arsenal has two victories and three losses over its last five matches across all competitions and during that span has scored six goals and conceded seven. The back line and goalkeepers for Arsenal have two clean sheets in their last five matches played. Emile Smith Rowe is the leading goal scorer for Arsenal with five and Bukayo Saka and Smith Rowe are the leaders in assists with two apiece.

Southampton is 16th in the top-flight English league table at 3-7-5 on 16 points with a goal difference of -7. Southampton is only six points above the drop zone. The Saints battled to a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in their most recent outing on Saturday. Southampton opened the scoring in the 29th minute but allowed an equalizer by BHA in stoppage time in the 98th minute to share spoils.

Southampton has one win, two draws and two losses in its last five matches in the English Premier League and over that span has scored five goals and conceded nine. Che Adams and Armando Broja are the leading goal scorers for Southampton with three apiece while the leader in assists is Nathan Redmond with four.