Southampton vs Arsenal

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 13:30 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Southampton 16 · Arsenal 5
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.17
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 58%
Draws 21%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (67%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Southampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-8-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 30
Avg: 1.42 / 1.58

Points

23
Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 35
Avg: 1.63 / 1.84

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.21
PPG
1.32
1.42
GF
1.63
1.58
GA
1.84
68%
O2.5
74%
79%
BTTS
79%
63%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Southampton rank16th
Arsenal rank5th
Southampton points39
Arsenal points70
Southampton: #16 · 39 pts · GD -20
58 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #5 · 70 pts · GD +22
27 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Southampton last 5 home

D D W L W
Points8/15
Weighted index47
Goals10-9
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.568%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home84%
Southampton clean sheet at home16%
Arsenal score away84%
Arsenal clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first63%
Southampton win after scoring first33%
Arsenal score first53%
Arsenal win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 40% · Arsenal 22%
Avg first goal minute: Southampton 27.3' · Arsenal 22.7'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.42 vs 1.57
Southampton concede at home1.58 vs 1.25
Arsenal score away1.63 vs 1.25
Arsenal concede away1.84 vs 1.57
Southampton score 9% below league average, while Arsenal score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Southampton are 26% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Southampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 3
0-15 1

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
31-45 6
0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
12
13
Shots off Goal
1
4
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
317
629
Passes Accurate
234
544
Passes %
74%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
20'
20' Goal · 1-0
D. Ings
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Targett
28'
28' Goal · 1-1
H. Mkhitaryan
Normal Goal · Assist: Nacho Monreal
44'
44' Goal · 2-1
D. Ings
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Redmond
46'
46' Héctor Bellerín
1st substitution · For: A. Lacazette
51'
51' J. Bednarek
53'
53' Goal · 2-2
H. Mkhitaryan
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lacazette
60'
60' Laurent Koscielny
63'
63' N. Redmond
1st substitution · For: S. Long
70'
70' A. Iwobi
2nd substitution · For: M. Özil
71'
71' S. Armstrong
71'
71' D. Ings
2nd substitution · For: C. Austin
74'
74' S. Lichtsteiner
3rd substitution · For: A. Maitland-Niles
85'
85' Goal · 3-2
C. Austin
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Long
90'
90' S. Long
90+4'
90+4' S. Armstrong
3rd substitution · For: T. Johnson

Southampton vs Arsenal 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southampton beat Arsenal 3-2 on Sunday, 16 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at St. Mary's Stadium.

First half: Southampton took the lead at 20' when D. Ings scored, with the assist credited to M. Targett, making the score 1-0. Arsenal leveled the score at 28' when H. Mkhitaryan scored, with the assist credited to Nacho Monreal, making the score 1-1. Southampton took the lead at 44' when D. Ings scored, with the assist credited to N. Redmond, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with Héctor Bellerín replacing A. Lacazette. J. Bednarek received a yellow card for Southampton at 51'. Arsenal leveled the score at 53' when H. Mkhitaryan scored, with the assist credited to A. Lacazette, making the score 2-2. Laurent Koscielny received a yellow card for Arsenal at 60'. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 63', with N. Redmond replacing S. Long. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Iwobi replacing M. Özil. S. Armstrong received a yellow card for Southampton at 71'. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Ings replacing C. Austin. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 74', with S. Lichtsteiner replacing A. Maitland-Niles. Southampton took the lead at 85' when C. Austin scored, with the assist credited to S. Long, making the score 3-2. S. Long received a yellow card for Southampton at 90'. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with S. Armstrong replacing T. Johnson.

Southampton used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 3 substitutions. Southampton got 3 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (67%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins4
Draws6
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)

Southampton vs Arsenal Head-to-Head History by Season