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Arsenal face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Gunners have recorded 13 wins, and Southampton have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, as the Saints edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 May | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Southampton | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 07 May | Arsenal | 6 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Gunners scoring 16 and conceding 4.
Southampton's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 42 points from their 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 15 games since last defeat. |